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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1984, and 434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 71% on 1983 (189), and casualties rose from 257.

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

Collisions in 1984
324
Up 71% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
434
Up 69% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1984

2.8% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious8727%
  • Slight22870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious10324%
  • Slight32274%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 324, up 71% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (12%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (3.4%)
  • February23 (7.1%)
  • March14 (4.3%)
  • April71 (22%)
  • May58 (18%)
  • June30 (9.3%)
  • July18 (5.6%)
  • August23 (7.1%)
  • September15 (4.6%)
  • October24 (7.4%)
  • November20 (6.2%)
  • December17 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (69%)
  • Wet or damp99 (31%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph193 (60%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph110 (34%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (50%)
  • Pedestrian85 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (17%)
  • Cyclist43 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1029 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20122 (28%)
  • 21 to 2563 (15%)
  • 26 to 3556 (13%)
  • 36 to 4539 (9%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (56%)
  • Passenger106 (24%)
  • Pedestrian85 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car357 (68%)
  • Motorcycle71 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1984

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1984 in Ribble Valley

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ribble Valley ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 1984.

Collisions
300th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1984

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1984: 30, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA593045410
2ndA671263808
3rdB6243222907
4thB6251141406
5thA666131703
6thB5269111613
7thA568903
8thA67781211
9thA6746700
10thA67961001
11thA68261104
12thB62326801
13thB64786702
14thB64475501
15thA60624401
16thB62454700
17thB62464801
18thA6783300
19thA6803401
20thB63833302

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1984

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1984: 83.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1984

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1984: 118.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1984.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years