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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1985, and 307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 30% on 1984 (324), and casualties fell from 434.

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

Collisions in 1985
226
Down 30% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
307
Down 29% on 1984
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1985

2.2% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious5524%
  • Slight16673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious6822%
  • Slight23376%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 226, down 30% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday43 (19%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (8.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.4%)
  • February13 (5.8%)
  • March21 (9.3%)
  • April15 (6.6%)
  • May19 (8.4%)
  • June26 (12%)
  • July23 (10%)
  • August27 (12%)
  • September22 (9.7%)
  • October20 (8.8%)
  • November16 (7.1%)
  • December14 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (61%)
  • Wet or damp81 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (42%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (4%)
  • 60 mph111 (49%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (16%)
  • Pedestrian32 (10%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2065 (21%)
  • 21 to 2546 (15%)
  • 26 to 3541 (13%)
  • 36 to 4542 (14%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.9%)
  • Over 7513 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (60%)
  • Passenger90 (29%)
  • Pedestrian32 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car262 (68%)
  • Motorcycle48 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 1985.

Collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1985

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1985: 35, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59355418
2ndB6243243604
3rdA671202703
4thB6478101302
5thA66691303
6thB624581204
7thB62518802
8thA6776902
9thA68261000
10thB62466701
11thA6804810
12thA563501
13thB62523310
14thB52692200
15thB63832201
16thA61191300
17thB62441100
18thB64471100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1985

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1985: 46.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1985

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1985: 119.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years