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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1989, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1988 (174), and casualties rose from 256.

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

Collisions in 1989
206
Up 18% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
296
Up 16% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1989

2.9% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious4522%
  • Slight15575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious5418%
  • Slight23680%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 206, up 18% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (8.7%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (13%)
  • Friday39 (19%)
  • Saturday39 (19%)
  • Sunday30 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.3%)
  • February14 (6.8%)
  • March13 (6.3%)
  • April13 (6.3%)
  • May15 (7.3%)
  • June21 (10%)
  • July24 (12%)
  • August20 (9.7%)
  • September17 (8.3%)
  • October21 (10%)
  • November17 (8.3%)
  • December14 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (56%)
  • Wet or damp87 (42%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (41%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph100 (49%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (14%)
  • Pedestrian41 (14%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2065 (22%)
  • 21 to 2541 (14%)
  • 26 to 3547 (16%)
  • 36 to 4533 (11%)
  • 46 to 5519 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (7.4%)
  • Over 757 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (54%)
  • Passenger95 (32%)
  • Pedestrian41 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car255 (71%)
  • Motorcycle43 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 340 of them in 1989.

Collisions
341st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1989

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1989: 49, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA594982115
2ndA671293315
3rdB6243173017
4thB6478111503
5thA6826901
6thB624561610
7thA6665500
8thA6775901
9thB52694500
10thB62464402
11thB62443501
12thA6782300

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1989

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1989: 46.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1989

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1989: 123.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1989, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years