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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 200 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2001, and 324 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2000 (188), and casualties rose from 282.

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

Collisions in 2001
200
Up 6% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
324
Up 15% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2001

4% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2001 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84%
  • Serious4322%
  • Slight14975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious5517%
  • Slight26181%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 200, up 6% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday20 (10%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6%)
  • February14 (7%)
  • March13 (6.5%)
  • April15 (7.5%)
  • May15 (7.5%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July17 (8.5%)
  • August25 (13%)
  • September23 (12%)
  • October14 (7%)
  • November20 (10%)
  • December12 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (20%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry111 (56%)
  • Wet or damp80 (40%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)
  • Snow3 (1.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph75 (38%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (3%)
  • 60 mph102 (51%)
  • 70 mph8 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (89%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist13 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2052 (16%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3568 (21%)
  • 36 to 4538 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.6%)
  • Over 7511 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (63%)
  • Passenger98 (30%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car275 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle24 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Ribble Valley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ribble Valley ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 2001.

Collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2001

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2001, with 23 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2001

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2001: 45, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA594581211
2ndA671244206
3rdA682132213
4thB6243122211
5thA67782002
6thB624581002
7thB647881710
8thA66671503
9thM655600
10thA6803300
11thA6781100
12thB52691100
13thB62441100
14thB62461101

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2001

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2001: 31.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2001

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2001: 120.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2001, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years