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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1983, and 257 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1982 (231), and casualties fell from 330.

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

Collisions in 1983
189
Down 18% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
257
Down 22% on 1982
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1983

1.6% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1983 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3820%
  • Slight14878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious4417%
  • Slight21082%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 189, down 18% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday23 (12%)
  • Wednesday19 (10%)
  • Thursday19 (10%)
  • Friday27 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (24%)
  • Sunday32 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.4%)
  • February10 (5.3%)
  • March7 (3.7%)
  • April16 (8.5%)
  • May14 (7.4%)
  • June29 (15%)
  • July13 (6.9%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September19 (10%)
  • October19 (10%)
  • November17 (9%)
  • December10 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (18%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (59%)
  • Wet or damp74 (39%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (47%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph85 (45%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (18%)
  • Pedestrian28 (11%)
  • Van occupant20 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist19 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (11%)
  • 16 to 2052 (20%)
  • 21 to 2556 (22%)
  • 26 to 3530 (12%)
  • 36 to 4523 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5513 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.9%)
  • Over 7511 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider138 (54%)
  • Passenger91 (35%)
  • Pedestrian28 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car204 (64%)
  • Motorcycle37 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Ribble Valley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ribble Valley ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 1983.

Collisions
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1983

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1983: 27, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59274016
2ndA671182214
3rdB6243111902
4thB6478111200
5thB624581104
6thA68271213
7thA6666701
8thA68051002
9thB62465602
10thA67741101
11thA61191100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1983

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1983: 33.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1983

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1983: 115.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1983.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years