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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1992, and 405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 43% on 1991 (180), and casualties rose from 245.

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

Collisions in 1992
257
Up 43% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
405
Up 65% on 1991
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1992

1.2% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1992 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5120%
  • Slight20379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6215%
  • Slight33984%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 257, up 43% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (12%)
  • Thursday28 (11%)
  • Friday39 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (18%)
  • Sunday51 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.4%)
  • February15 (5.8%)
  • March16 (6.2%)
  • April19 (7.4%)
  • May28 (11%)
  • June25 (9.7%)
  • July25 (9.7%)
  • August20 (7.8%)
  • September22 (8.6%)
  • October19 (7.4%)
  • November28 (11%)
  • December21 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (15%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (51%)
  • Wet or damp110 (43%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.7%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (41%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph133 (52%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (94%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2071 (18%)
  • 21 to 2562 (15%)
  • 26 to 3579 (20%)
  • 36 to 4541 (10%)
  • 46 to 5539 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.7%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (54%)
  • Passenger152 (38%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car351 (75%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 1992.

Collisions
319th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
295th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1992

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1992: 53, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595394215
2ndA671355705
3rdB6243203003
4thB6478131604
5thA67781410
6thB62468801
7thA6665601
8thB62455600
9thA6824602
10thA6803600
11thB52692200
12thA6781100
13thB62441101

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1992

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1992: 38.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1992

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1992: 148.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1992, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1992.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years