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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2010, and 224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2009 (146), and casualties rose from 205.

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

Collisions in 2010
160
Up 10% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
224
Up 9% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2010

3.1% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2010 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.1%
  • Serious3824%
  • Slight11773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious4118%
  • Slight17779%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 160, up 10% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (20%)
  • Tuesday14 (8.8%)
  • Wednesday26 (16%)
  • Thursday23 (14%)
  • Friday26 (16%)
  • Saturday22 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.8%)
  • February15 (9.4%)
  • March13 (8.1%)
  • April7 (4.4%)
  • May14 (8.8%)
  • June22 (14%)
  • July9 (5.6%)
  • August21 (13%)
  • September15 (9.4%)
  • October12 (7.5%)
  • November12 (7.5%)
  • December6 (3.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (6.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (64%)
  • Wet or damp41 (26%)
  • Frost or ice15 (9.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph73 (46%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (5%)
  • 60 mph68 (43%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (93%)
  • Roundabout8 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (68%)
  • Cyclist21 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2047 (21%)
  • 21 to 2521 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3523 (10%)
  • 36 to 4533 (15%)
  • 46 to 5533 (15%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.8%)
  • Over 7511 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (63%)
  • Passenger63 (28%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car209 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle20 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 2010.

Collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2010

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2010, with 22 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2010

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2010: 31, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59314516
2ndA671172314
3rdB6243102015
4thB624681002
5thA68261013
6thA6665600
7thB62455703
8thB64784500
9thB52693701
10thB62443401
11thA6772401
12thA6802400
13thB62481100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2010

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2010: 27.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2010

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2010: 99.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2010, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2010.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years