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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 207 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2005, and 298 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 2004 (163), and casualties rose from 242.

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

Collisions in 2005
207
Up 27% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
298
Up 23% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2005

2.4% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious2512%
  • Slight17786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious3411%
  • Slight25987%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 207, up 27% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (18%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday27 (13%)
  • Saturday32 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (10%)
  • February20 (9.7%)
  • March14 (6.8%)
  • April12 (5.8%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June9 (4.3%)
  • July24 (12%)
  • August16 (7.7%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October17 (8.2%)
  • November20 (9.7%)
  • December12 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (59%)
  • Wet or damp75 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph79 (38%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph105 (51%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway170 (82%)
  • Roundabout20 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (13%)
  • Pedestrian30 (10%)
  • Cyclist12 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (3%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2043 (14%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3554 (18%)
  • 36 to 4550 (17%)
  • 46 to 5530 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (10%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.4%)
  • Over 759 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (61%)
  • Passenger87 (29%)
  • Pedestrian30 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (75%)
  • Motorcycle38 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 2005.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2005

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2005, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2005

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2005: 40, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59406825
2ndA671305222
3rdB6243132203
4thA682101811
5thB62467800
6thA6776902
7thB62456601
8thA6664400
9thB64784700
10thM654501
11thB52691100
12thB62441100
13thB62511100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2005

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2005: 30.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2005

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2005: 125.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years