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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 244 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1994, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 26% on 1993 (193), and casualties rose from 287.

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

Collisions in 1994
244
Up 26% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
377
Up 31% on 1993
Fatal collisions
5
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1994

2% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1994 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious7430%
  • Slight16568%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious8823%
  • Slight28375%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1994 is highlighted, with 244, up 26% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday47 (19%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.6%)
  • February14 (5.7%)
  • March18 (7.4%)
  • April21 (8.6%)
  • May16 (6.6%)
  • June20 (8.2%)
  • July22 (9%)
  • August21 (8.6%)
  • September23 (9.4%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November21 (8.6%)
  • December26 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (52%)
  • Wet or damp110 (45%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (45%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph120 (49%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (92%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (71%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2059 (16%)
  • 21 to 2556 (15%)
  • 26 to 3568 (18%)
  • 36 to 4553 (14%)
  • 46 to 5529 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.5%)
  • Over 7514 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (64%)
  • Passenger103 (27%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (76%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 1994.

Collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1994

The A671 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1994: 37, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671376718
2ndA59234717
3rdB6243192517
4thA682142316
5thB5269142115
6thB6251101004
7thB624691102
8thA5671003
9thB62456903
10thB64786801
11thB63834901
12thA60682500
13thA6802200
14thB62522301
15thA6781101
16thB62441101

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1994

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1994: 33.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1994

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1994: 131.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1994, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years