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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2004, and 242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2003 (170), and casualties fell from 246.

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

Collisions in 2004
163
Down 4% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
242
Down 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2004

0.6% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2004 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2616%
  • Slight13683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3113%
  • Slight21087%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 163, down 4% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (10%)
  • Tuesday21 (13%)
  • Wednesday24 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday19 (12%)
  • Saturday33 (20%)
  • Sunday23 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.6%)
  • February12 (7.4%)
  • March10 (6.1%)
  • April15 (9.2%)
  • May16 (9.8%)
  • June13 (8%)
  • July12 (7.4%)
  • August15 (9.2%)
  • September11 (6.7%)
  • October13 (8%)
  • November15 (9.2%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (23%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (60%)
  • Wet or damp61 (37%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph61 (37%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph89 (55%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (71%)
  • Pedestrian25 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2054 (22%)
  • 21 to 2522 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3534 (14%)
  • 36 to 4533 (14%)
  • 46 to 5526 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (7.4%)
  • Over 7515 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (59%)
  • Passenger75 (31%)
  • Pedestrian25 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car207 (74%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 2004.

Collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2004

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2004, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2004

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2004: 35, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59356106
2ndA671212904
3rdB6243121302
4thB624691001
5thA68281602
6thA6774601
7thA6663500
8thB64783502
9thA6802300
10thA6781100
11thB52691100
12thB62451301
13thB62471100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2004

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2004: 24.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2004

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2004: 93.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2004.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years