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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1979, and 279 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,291 collisions in Ribble Valley.

Collisions in 1979
197
Casualties in 1979
279
Fatal collisions
10
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1979

5.1% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1979 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal105.1%
  • Serious6835%
  • Slight11960%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal124.3%
  • Serious7928%
  • Slight18867%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 197.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202597131
2024100150
2023101150
202293118
202196121
202086125
2019124167
2018110134
2017114156
2016138168
2015118169
2014127186
2013140186
2012143187
2011147221
2010160224
2009146205
2008182285
2007182261
2006169257
2005207298
2004163242
2003170246
2002193285
2001200324
2000188282
1999261400
1998268432
1997180265
1996247399
1995251420
1994244377
1993193287
1992257405
1991180245
1990198316
1989206296
1988174256
1987174262
1986196289
1985226307
1984324434
1983189257
1982231330
1981190247
1980211320
1979197279

When and where crashes happen in Ribble Valley in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday16 (8.1%)
  • Thursday33 (17%)
  • Friday42 (21%)
  • Saturday22 (11%)
  • Sunday33 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (11%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.1%)
  • February11 (5.6%)
  • March10 (5.1%)
  • April15 (7.6%)
  • May18 (9.1%)
  • June18 (9.1%)
  • July12 (6.1%)
  • August18 (9.1%)
  • September20 (10%)
  • October21 (11%)
  • November23 (12%)
  • December15 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (53%)
  • Wet or damp75 (38%)
  • Frost or ice12 (6.1%)
  • Snow5 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph76 (39%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph104 (53%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (18%)
  • Pedestrian35 (13%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5%)
  • 16 to 2088 (32%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3541 (15%)
  • 36 to 4529 (10%)
  • 46 to 5519 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.6%)
  • Over 753 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (54%)
  • Passenger92 (33%)
  • Pedestrian35 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car207 (66%)
  • Motorcycle54 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Ribble Valley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ribble Valley ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 1979.

Collisions
339th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1979

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1979: 23, including 5 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59233559
2ndA671222816
3rdB62438801
4thB647881103
5thB624551305
6thB62465702
7thA6804401
8thB52694402
9thA6823311
10thA6662200
11thA6772400
12thA60681101

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1979

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1979: 26.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1979

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1979: 119.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1979, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years