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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1988, and 256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987, and casualties fell from 262.

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

Collisions in 1988
174
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
256
Down 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1988

2.3% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1988 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious4626%
  • Slight12471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.1%
  • Serious5521%
  • Slight19375%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 174, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday19 (11%)
  • Wednesday23 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday31 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.2%)
  • February16 (9.2%)
  • March22 (13%)
  • April6 (3.4%)
  • May11 (6.3%)
  • June19 (11%)
  • July16 (9.2%)
  • August16 (9.2%)
  • September17 (9.8%)
  • October14 (8%)
  • November12 (6.9%)
  • December16 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (51%)
  • Wet or damp82 (47%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (34%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph95 (55%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (12%)
  • Pedestrian23 (9%)
  • Cyclist18 (7%)
  • Van occupant13 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2063 (25%)
  • 21 to 2537 (14%)
  • 26 to 3541 (16%)
  • 36 to 4530 (12%)
  • 46 to 5515 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6514 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.1%)
  • Over 756 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider156 (61%)
  • Passenger77 (30%)
  • Pedestrian23 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car220 (69%)
  • Motorcycle32 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 1988.

Collisions
342nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1988

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1988: 41, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA594175112
2ndA671263309
3rdA682111822
4thB6243101202
5thA66681201
6thA67781203
7thB62466700
8thB64786601
9thB62453701
10thB52692200
11thB62442401
12thA6801310

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1988

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1988: 29.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1988

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1988: 101.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years