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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 196 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1986, and 289 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1985 (226), and casualties fell from 307.

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

Collisions in 1986
196
Down 13% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
289
Down 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
6.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1986

6.1% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal126.1%
  • Serious5227%
  • Slight13267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal134.5%
  • Serious7225%
  • Slight20471%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 196, down 13% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday14 (7.1%)
  • Friday40 (20%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.1%)
  • February17 (8.7%)
  • March12 (6.1%)
  • April16 (8.2%)
  • May19 (9.7%)
  • June14 (7.1%)
  • July27 (14%)
  • August26 (13%)
  • September18 (9.2%)
  • October13 (6.6%)
  • November9 (4.6%)
  • December13 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (62%)
  • Wet or damp68 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph72 (37%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph105 (54%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (14%)
  • Pedestrian29 (10%)
  • Van occupant18 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2086 (30%)
  • 21 to 2543 (15%)
  • 26 to 3544 (15%)
  • 36 to 4526 (9%)
  • 46 to 5518 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.5%)
  • Over 7512 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider150 (52%)
  • Passenger110 (38%)
  • Pedestrian29 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car225 (68%)
  • Motorcycle39 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1986

Map of the last 9 crashes of 1986 in Ribble Valley

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

  • 9 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ribble Valley ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 1986.

Collisions
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
331st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1986

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1986: 51, including 6 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595190613
2ndA671283836
3rdB6243182305
4thB6478122003
5thA6666711
6thA67751011
7thA6825500
8thB62464600
9thB52692201
10thB62442201
11thB62452301
12thA6801100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1986

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1986: 32.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1986

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1986: 100.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1986, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years