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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 146 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2009, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2008 (182), and casualties fell from 285.

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

Collisions in 2009
146
Down 20% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
205
Down 28% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2009

1.4% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2009 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious2416%
  • Slight12082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious2613%
  • Slight17786%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 146, down 20% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 146
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (17%)
  • Wednesday19 (13%)
  • Thursday18 (12%)
  • Friday21 (14%)
  • Saturday21 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.5%)
  • February9 (6.2%)
  • March10 (6.8%)
  • April13 (8.9%)
  • May12 (8.2%)
  • June10 (6.8%)
  • July15 (10%)
  • August18 (12%)
  • September8 (5.5%)
  • October13 (8.9%)
  • November17 (12%)
  • December13 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight112 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry73 (50%)
  • Wet or damp64 (44%)
  • Snow6 (4.1%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (40%)
  • 40 mph9 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph71 (49%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (82%)
  • Roundabout12 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (12%)
  • Pedestrian19 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • Cyclist3 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2039 (19%)
  • 21 to 2518 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3528 (14%)
  • 36 to 4533 (16%)
  • 46 to 5514 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (7.3%)
  • Over 7515 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (62%)
  • Passenger58 (28%)
  • Pedestrian19 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car193 (75%)
  • Motorcycle24 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.6%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ribble Valley ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 2009.

Collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2009

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2009, with 18 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2009

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2009: 34, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59345307
2ndA671141801
3rdA68271401
4thB624361100
5thB64786611
6thA6664700
7thB62443400
8thB62463400
9thA6772200
10thA6802300
11thB52692200
12thB62452400

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2009

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2009: 26.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2009

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2009: 84.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2009, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 20 December 2009.

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years