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Ribble Valley road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 1999, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (268), and casualties fell from 432.

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

Collisions in 1999
261
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
400
Down 7% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 1999

2.3% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 1999 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious4618%
  • Slight20980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious5213%
  • Slight34286%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 261, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday28 (11%)
  • Wednesday29 (11%)
  • Thursday44 (17%)
  • Friday46 (18%)
  • Saturday43 (16%)
  • Sunday35 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (24%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.5%)
  • February17 (6.5%)
  • March24 (9.2%)
  • April29 (11%)
  • May20 (7.7%)
  • June29 (11%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August21 (8%)
  • September30 (11%)
  • October22 (8.4%)
  • November14 (5.4%)
  • December9 (3.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (58%)
  • Wet or damp104 (40%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (50%)
  • 40 mph24 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph92 (35%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (71%)
  • Pedestrian40 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (10%)
  • 16 to 2061 (15%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3570 (18%)
  • 36 to 4555 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3%)
  • Over 7512 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (57%)
  • Passenger133 (33%)
  • Pedestrian40 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car361 (77%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 1999.

Collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 1999

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 1999: 27, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59274816
2ndA671243603
3rdB6243203013
4thA682133023
5thB6241111912
6thA681100
7thB62427800
8thB624671200
9thA6665801
10thB52694401
11thM63710
12thM653700
13thA6772200
14thB64782201
15thA50851201
16thA5831100
17thB62451100
18thM551100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1999

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 1999: 35.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 1999

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 1999: 119.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years