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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2003, and 246 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2002 (193), and casualties fell from 285.

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

Collisions in 2003
170
Down 12% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
246
Down 14% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2003

2.9% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2003 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.9%
  • Serious2917%
  • Slight13680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious3715%
  • Slight20483%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 170, down 12% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (16%)
  • Tuesday28 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (17%)
  • Thursday15 (8.8%)
  • Friday20 (12%)
  • Saturday26 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (10%)
  • February10 (5.9%)
  • March11 (6.5%)
  • April15 (8.8%)
  • May16 (9.4%)
  • June17 (10%)
  • July14 (8.2%)
  • August16 (9.4%)
  • September13 (7.6%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November9 (5.3%)
  • December14 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (62%)
  • Wet or damp55 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.4%)
  • Mud2 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (36%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph90 (53%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (13%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2041 (17%)
  • 21 to 2525 (10%)
  • 26 to 3548 (20%)
  • 36 to 4542 (17%)
  • 46 to 5525 (10%)
  • 56 to 6523 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.7%)
  • Over 7512 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (66%)
  • Passenger63 (26%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car232 (78%)
  • Motorcycle30 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 2003.

Collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2003

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2003, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2003

The A671 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2003: 26, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671263914
2ndA59253504
3rdA682101613
4thB624391502
5thB62465900
6thB64785700
7thA6663501
8thA6772201
9thA6802200
10thB62452200
11thA6781100
12thB52691100
13thM651100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2003

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2003: 24.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2003

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2003: 117.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2003, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years