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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1987, and 262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1986 (196), and casualties fell from 289.

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

Collisions in 1987
174
Down 11% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
262
Down 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
8
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1987

4.6% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.6%
  • Serious4626%
  • Slight12069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103.8%
  • Serious6224%
  • Slight19073%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 174, down 11% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday18 (10%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (17%)
  • Sunday32 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.2%)
  • February8 (4.6%)
  • March12 (6.9%)
  • April20 (11%)
  • May19 (11%)
  • June12 (6.9%)
  • July10 (5.7%)
  • August14 (8%)
  • September12 (6.9%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November12 (6.9%)
  • December19 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (56%)
  • Wet or damp71 (41%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (34%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph90 (52%)
  • 70 mph7 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (16%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)
  • Van occupant16 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2061 (23%)
  • 21 to 2541 (16%)
  • 26 to 3537 (14%)
  • 36 to 4530 (11%)
  • 46 to 5520 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (51%)
  • Passenger99 (38%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car193 (69%)
  • Motorcycle42 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 1987.

Collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1987

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1987: 35, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA593569113
2ndA671192423
3rdB6478141703
4thA682122001
5thB6243111603
6thB624591005
7thA67761712
8thA6665603
9thB52691101
10thB62441100
11thB62461300
12thB62511100
13thB63831100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1987

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1987: 28.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1987

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1987: 100.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1987, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1987.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years