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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 182 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2007, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2006 (169), and casualties rose from 257.

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

Collisions in 2007
182
Up 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
261
Up 2% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2007

3.3% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2007 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.3%
  • Serious4123%
  • Slight13574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious5220%
  • Slight20277%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 182, up 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (12%)
  • Tuesday16 (8.8%)
  • Wednesday33 (18%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday30 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.1%)
  • February15 (8.2%)
  • March10 (5.5%)
  • April19 (10%)
  • May14 (7.7%)
  • June21 (12%)
  • July11 (6%)
  • August11 (6%)
  • September17 (9.3%)
  • October16 (8.8%)
  • November16 (8.8%)
  • December19 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (56%)
  • Wet or damp73 (40%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph70 (38%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph82 (45%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (11%)
  • Pedestrian20 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2047 (18%)
  • 21 to 2523 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3543 (16%)
  • 36 to 4540 (15%)
  • 46 to 5536 (14%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.9%)
  • Over 7512 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (67%)
  • Passenger67 (26%)
  • Pedestrian20 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car273 (80%)
  • Motorcycle29 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 2007.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2007

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2007, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2007

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2007: 40, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA594057211
2ndA671203203
3rdB6243132212
4thA66681604
5thB64786701
6thA6823402
7thB62453310
8thB62463300
9thA6772200
10thA6801100
11thB52691100
12thB62441100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2007

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2007: 32.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2007

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2007: 113.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2007, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2007.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years