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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1995, and 420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1994 (244), and casualties rose from 377.

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

Collisions in 1995
251
Up 3% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
420
Up 11% on 1994
Fatal collisions
5
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1995

2% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1995 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious6425%
  • Slight18273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious7718%
  • Slight33880%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1995 is highlighted, with 251, up 3% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (8.4%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (12%)
  • Friday45 (18%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday50 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (4.8%)
  • February16 (6.4%)
  • March26 (10%)
  • April13 (5.2%)
  • May25 (10%)
  • June16 (6.4%)
  • July17 (6.8%)
  • August27 (11%)
  • September16 (6.4%)
  • October35 (14%)
  • November21 (8.4%)
  • December27 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (57%)
  • Wet or damp100 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph119 (47%)
  • 40 mph5 (2%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph121 (48%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (12%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist25 (6%)
  • Van occupant24 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2087 (21%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3577 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.6%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (58%)
  • Passenger149 (35%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car320 (71%)
  • Motorcycle45 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 1995.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1995

The A671 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1995: 27, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671275103
2ndB6243253408
3rdA59244806
4thA68291513
5thB647891703
6thA5681613
7thB625171704
8thB638371200
9thB52696701
10thB62466600
11thA68051110
12thB625241101
13thB62453401
14thA60681100
15thA6781200
16thB62441300

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1995

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1995: 36.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1995

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1995: 134.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1995, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1995.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years