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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 247 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1996, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1995 (251), and casualties fell from 420.

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

Collisions in 1996
247
Down 2% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
399
Down 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1996

3.6% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1996 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.6%
  • Serious4819%
  • Slight19077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious6817%
  • Slight32281%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 247, down 2% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (17%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (9.7%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.1%)
  • February15 (6.1%)
  • March16 (6.5%)
  • April25 (10%)
  • May13 (5.3%)
  • June26 (11%)
  • July25 (10%)
  • August33 (13%)
  • September21 (8.5%)
  • October22 (8.9%)
  • November17 (6.9%)
  • December14 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (53%)
  • Wet or damp104 (42%)
  • Snow9 (3.6%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph102 (41%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph137 (55%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (91%)
  • Roundabout10 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (73%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist20 (5%)
  • Van occupant16 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2078 (20%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3573 (18%)
  • 36 to 4541 (10%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.3%)
  • Over 757 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (60%)
  • Passenger129 (32%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 1996.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1996

The A671 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1996: 26, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671263501
2ndA59224144
3rdB6243193416
4thA682183005
5thB5269122101
6thB6251122100
7thB6246111803
8thB647881401
9thA5671312
10thB63836711
11thB624541001
12thA6803300
13thB62443302
14thB62522400

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1996

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1996: 32.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1996

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1996: 130.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1996, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years