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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1998, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 49% on 1997 (180), and casualties rose from 265.

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

Collisions in 1998
268
Up 49% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
432
Up 63% on 1997
Fatal collisions
10
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1998

3.7% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1998 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.7%
  • Serious5320%
  • Slight20576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious6816%
  • Slight35382%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 268, up 49% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (12%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday47 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.2%)
  • February15 (5.6%)
  • March10 (3.7%)
  • April20 (7.5%)
  • May25 (9.3%)
  • June26 (9.7%)
  • July19 (7.1%)
  • August32 (12%)
  • September34 (13%)
  • October23 (8.6%)
  • November32 (12%)
  • December18 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (59%)
  • Wet or damp109 (41%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (53%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph101 (38%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2070 (16%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 3592 (21%)
  • 36 to 4552 (12%)
  • 46 to 5544 (10%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.7%)
  • Over 7523 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (57%)
  • Passenger160 (37%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (75%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach22 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 1998.

Collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1998

The A59 and A671 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1998, with 24 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59244419
2ndA671243515
3rdB6243223415
4thA682173344
5thB6478132402
6thB6241122000
7thB6242121700
8thA671100
9thB624672411
10thB52695700
11thM63400
12thA50852400
13thA6782201
14thA6802300
15thB62442200
16thB62452200
17thM551100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1998

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1998: 41.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1998

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1998: 132.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1998, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1998.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years