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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1980, and 320 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1979 (197), and casualties rose from 279.

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

Collisions in 1980
211
Up 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
320
Up 15% on 1979
Fatal collisions
9
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1980

4.3% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1980 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.3%
  • Serious8339%
  • Slight11956%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious10433%
  • Slight20765%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 211, up 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday24 (11%)
  • Wednesday25 (12%)
  • Thursday24 (11%)
  • Friday31 (15%)
  • Saturday37 (18%)
  • Sunday50 (24%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (8.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.2%)
  • February13 (6.2%)
  • March17 (8.1%)
  • April16 (7.6%)
  • May15 (7.1%)
  • June21 (10%)
  • July21 (10%)
  • August25 (12%)
  • September22 (10%)
  • October16 (7.6%)
  • November11 (5.2%)
  • December21 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (56%)
  • Wet or damp87 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (38%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph119 (56%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (21%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20105 (33%)
  • 21 to 2545 (14%)
  • 26 to 3541 (13%)
  • 36 to 4523 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.6%)
  • Over 759 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (57%)
  • Passenger108 (34%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car233 (65%)
  • Motorcycle67 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 1980.

Collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1980

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1980: 33, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA593360117
2ndA6713138310
3rdB6243141705
4thB624591303
5thA68081304
6thA6667802
7thA68271105
8thB62467910
9thB526941303
10thB62444401
11thB647841002
12thA6772201
13thB62511100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1980

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1980: 28.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1980

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1980: 116.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1980, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years