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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1981, and 247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1980 (211), and casualties fell from 320.

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

Collisions in 1981
190
Down 10% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
247
Down 23% on 1980
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1981

2.1% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1981 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious5026%
  • Slight13672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious5823%
  • Slight18474%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 190, down 10% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981: 190
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday21 (11%)
  • Wednesday17 (8.9%)
  • Thursday24 (13%)
  • Friday36 (19%)
  • Saturday35 (18%)
  • Sunday33 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (7.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (6.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.4%)
  • February15 (7.9%)
  • March12 (6.3%)
  • April13 (6.8%)
  • May16 (8.4%)
  • June19 (10%)
  • July10 (5.3%)
  • August20 (11%)
  • September22 (12%)
  • October19 (10%)
  • November16 (8.4%)
  • December14 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds156 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (59%)
  • Wet or damp70 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph75 (39%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph100 (53%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant118 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (23%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)
  • Cyclist21 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 2073 (30%)
  • 21 to 2531 (13%)
  • 26 to 3540 (16%)
  • 36 to 4514 (5.7%)
  • 46 to 5518 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6514 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.5%)
  • Over 752 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (62%)
  • Passenger66 (27%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car155 (53%)
  • Motorcycle56 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (6.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 1981.

Collisions
339th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1981

The A671 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1981: 33, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6713345112
2ndA59233113
3rdB6243152006
4thB6478101801
5thA68281101
6thB624571102
7thB62465500
8thA6663401
9thA6773300
10thA6802200
11thB52692400
12thA61191100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1981

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1981: 45.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1981

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1981: 130.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1981, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years