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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 231 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1982, and 330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 1981 (190), and casualties rose from 247.

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

Collisions in 1982
231
Up 22% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
330
Up 34% on 1981
Fatal collisions
13
5.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1982

5.6% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1982 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal135.6%
  • Serious5926%
  • Slight15969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal154.5%
  • Serious8225%
  • Slight23371%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 231, up 22% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (17%)
  • Wednesday21 (9.1%)
  • Thursday25 (11%)
  • Friday33 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (19%)
  • Sunday43 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (7.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.2%)
  • February9 (3.9%)
  • March4 (1.7%)
  • April17 (7.4%)
  • May29 (13%)
  • June22 (9.5%)
  • July19 (8.2%)
  • August39 (17%)
  • September16 (6.9%)
  • October20 (8.7%)
  • November27 (12%)
  • December17 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (56%)
  • Wet or damp89 (39%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (42%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph109 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (20%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2091 (28%)
  • 21 to 2538 (12%)
  • 26 to 3552 (16%)
  • 36 to 4529 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (8.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (57%)
  • Passenger104 (32%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car250 (63%)
  • Motorcycle66 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 1982.

Collisions
334th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
334th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1982

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1982: 32, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA593266410
2ndA671303924
3rdB6243192514
4thA66691102
5thB624681214
6thB647881011
7thB52696702
8thB62456801
9thA6825603
10thA6773401
11thA6803601
12thB62443300
13thA562401
14thA61192410
15thA6462201
16thA6781201
17thA6791101

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1982

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1982: 37.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1982

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1982: 121.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1982, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1982.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years