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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 182 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2008, and 285 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2007, and casualties rose from 261.

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

Collisions in 2008
182
Level with 2007
Casualties in 2008
285
Up 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
7
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2008

3.8% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2008 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.8%
  • Serious3318%
  • Slight14278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious4516%
  • Slight23382%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 182, level with 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (17%)
  • Tuesday18 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday29 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9.3%)
  • February7 (3.8%)
  • March14 (7.7%)
  • April13 (7.1%)
  • May14 (7.7%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July15 (8.2%)
  • August21 (12%)
  • September21 (12%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November11 (6%)
  • December9 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (9.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (53%)
  • Wet or damp74 (41%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph65 (36%)
  • 40 mph23 (13%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph81 (45%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2065 (23%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3547 (16%)
  • 36 to 4531 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.6%)
  • Over 7514 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (68%)
  • Passenger72 (25%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car257 (77%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2008.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2008

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2008, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2008

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2008: 29, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59295636
2ndA671244021
3rdA682142113
4thB6243111704
5thA67781800
6thA6667701
7thA6804911
8thB62454700
9thA6783500
10thB62463402
11thB64783400
12thB62341100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2008

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2008: 24.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2008

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2008: 106.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2008.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years