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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2002, and 285 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2001 (200), and casualties fell from 324.

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

Collisions in 2002
193
Down 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
285
Down 12% on 2001
Fatal collisions
5
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2002

2.6% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious2915%
  • Slight15982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious3713%
  • Slight24385%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 193, down 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (16%)
  • Tuesday17 (8.8%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (17%)
  • Sunday31 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.3%)
  • February15 (7.8%)
  • March16 (8.3%)
  • April14 (7.3%)
  • May14 (7.3%)
  • June21 (11%)
  • July17 (8.8%)
  • August17 (8.8%)
  • September20 (10%)
  • October17 (8.8%)
  • November16 (8.3%)
  • December12 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (49%)
  • Wet or damp89 (46%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (1.6%)
  • Mud2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph66 (34%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph103 (53%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (12%)
  • Pedestrian14 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2060 (21%)
  • 21 to 2529 (10%)
  • 26 to 3539 (14%)
  • 36 to 4540 (14%)
  • 46 to 5534 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.7%)
  • Over 7513 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (65%)
  • Passenger87 (31%)
  • Pedestrian14 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car268 (78%)
  • Motorcycle32 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ribble Valley ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 2002.

Collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2002

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2002, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2002

The A671 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2002: 36, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671365315
2ndA59304006
3rdB6243132903
4thA682111611
5thA6666800
6thB624561112
7thB64786903
8thA67751101
9thB62465902
10thB62442200
11thM652300
12thA6781100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2002

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2002: 25.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2002

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2002: 117.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years