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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1990, and 316 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1989 (206), and casualties rose from 296.

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

Collisions in 1990
198
Down 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
316
Up 7% on 1989
Fatal collisions
6
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1990

3% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63%
  • Serious3719%
  • Slight15578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious4916%
  • Slight26183%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 198, down 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday27 (14%)
  • Thursday22 (11%)
  • Friday41 (21%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.1%)
  • February14 (7.1%)
  • March15 (7.6%)
  • April22 (11%)
  • May14 (7.1%)
  • June14 (7.1%)
  • July24 (12%)
  • August14 (7.1%)
  • September26 (13%)
  • October8 (4%)
  • November15 (7.6%)
  • December20 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (57%)
  • Wet or damp82 (41%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph72 (36%)
  • 40 mph14 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph103 (52%)
  • 70 mph4 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2071 (22%)
  • 21 to 2557 (18%)
  • 26 to 3551 (16%)
  • 36 to 4533 (10%)
  • 46 to 5513 (4.1%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.1%)
  • Over 7515 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (53%)
  • Passenger119 (38%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (73%)
  • Motorcycle37 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 340 of them in 1990.

Collisions
341st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1990

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1990: 41, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59418027
2ndA671273601
3rdA666131901
4thB6243101503
5thB64788801
6thA68271704
7thB624571402
8thB62466602
9thA6774601
10thB52692500
11thA6781200
12thA6801610
13thB62441100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1990

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1990: 32.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1990

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1990: 117.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1990, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years