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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 188 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2000, and 282 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 28% on 1999 (261), and casualties fell from 400.

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

Collisions in 2000
188
Down 28% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
282
Down 30% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2000

2.1% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2000 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious3921%
  • Slight14577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious4817%
  • Slight23082%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 188, down 28% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday16 (8.5%)
  • Thursday25 (13%)
  • Friday41 (22%)
  • Saturday33 (18%)
  • Sunday18 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.3%)
  • February11 (5.9%)
  • March20 (11%)
  • April15 (8%)
  • May13 (6.9%)
  • June15 (8%)
  • July17 (9%)
  • August17 (9%)
  • September20 (11%)
  • October18 (9.6%)
  • November18 (9.6%)
  • December14 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (55%)
  • Wet or damp77 (41%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph67 (36%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph97 (52%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2043 (15%)
  • 21 to 2540 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (22%)
  • 36 to 4541 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5%)
  • Over 758 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (63%)
  • Passenger78 (28%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car253 (78%)
  • Motorcycle28 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 2000.

Collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2000

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2000: 33, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59334507
2ndA671304726
3rdA682102014
4thB624391603
5thB647891501
6thA6666700
7thA6776903
8thM6561001
9thB62454800
10thA6783700
11thA6803300
12thB62442200
13thB62462202
14thA60681300
15thB52691100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2000

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2000: 28.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2000

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2000: 107.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years