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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 180 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1997, and 265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 1996 (247), and casualties fell from 399.

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

Collisions in 1997
180
Down 27% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
265
Down 34% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1997

2.8% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1997 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.8%
  • Serious3721%
  • Slight13877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious4115%
  • Slight21882%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 180, down 27% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (10%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (17%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday19 (11%)
  • Saturday22 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (24%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (11%)
  • February13 (7.2%)
  • March14 (7.8%)
  • April7 (3.9%)
  • May16 (8.9%)
  • June15 (8.3%)
  • July11 (6.1%)
  • August18 (10%)
  • September15 (8.3%)
  • October22 (12%)
  • November10 (5.6%)
  • December19 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (8.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry93 (52%)
  • Wet or damp83 (46%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph75 (42%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph92 (51%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2043 (16%)
  • 21 to 2528 (11%)
  • 26 to 3545 (17%)
  • 36 to 4538 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (14%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.9%)
  • Over 7513 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (64%)
  • Passenger78 (29%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car237 (74%)
  • Motorcycle24 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 1997.

Collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1997

The A671 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1997: 34, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671345204
2ndA59264143
3rdB6243121704
4thA682111402
5thB6478111916
6thB62466801
7thB625161001
8thB63835702
9thA563500
10thA6782300
11thB52692400
12thA6801100
13thB62451100
14thB62521200

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1997

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1997: 31.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1997

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1997: 127.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1997.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years