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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 180 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1991, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1990 (198), and casualties fell from 316.

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

Collisions in 1991
180
Down 9% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
245
Down 22% on 1990
Fatal collisions
6
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1991

3.3% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1991 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.3%
  • Serious4324%
  • Slight13173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.3%
  • Serious5422%
  • Slight18375%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 180, down 9% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday22 (12%)
  • Wednesday18 (10%)
  • Thursday31 (17%)
  • Friday29 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.8%)
  • February10 (5.6%)
  • March14 (7.8%)
  • April16 (8.9%)
  • May14 (7.8%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July16 (8.9%)
  • August21 (12%)
  • September13 (7.2%)
  • October13 (7.2%)
  • November18 (10%)
  • December11 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry92 (51%)
  • Wet or damp85 (47%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph67 (37%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph94 (52%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (91%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant138 (56%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (13%)
  • Van occupant17 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2045 (18%)
  • 21 to 2541 (17%)
  • 26 to 3548 (20%)
  • 36 to 4534 (14%)
  • 46 to 5523 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6510 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.9%)
  • Over 757 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (60%)
  • Passenger63 (26%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car199 (65%)
  • Motorcycle32 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 1991.

Collisions
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1991

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1991: 35, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59355128
2ndA671202713
3rdB6243111202
4thB647891003
5thB624681103
6thA6666600
7thA67751312
8thA6825602
9thB52695701
10thB62454600
11thA6803501
12thB62441100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1991

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1991: 28.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1991

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1991: 101.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years