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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2011, and 221 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2010 (160), and casualties fell from 224.

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

Collisions in 2011
147
Down 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
221
Down 1% on 2010
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2011

0.7% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2011 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3524%
  • Slight11176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3817%
  • Slight18282%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 147, down 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (17%)
  • Thursday17 (12%)
  • Friday23 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.2%)
  • February9 (6.1%)
  • March18 (12%)
  • April8 (5.4%)
  • May10 (6.8%)
  • June18 (12%)
  • July13 (8.8%)
  • August8 (5.4%)
  • September19 (13%)
  • October4 (2.7%)
  • November17 (12%)
  • December11 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (12%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (69%)
  • Wet or damp36 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (5.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph58 (39%)
  • 40 mph14 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph62 (42%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant129 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (12%)
  • Cyclist18 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2026 (12%)
  • 21 to 2520 (9%)
  • 26 to 3527 (12%)
  • 36 to 4536 (16%)
  • 46 to 5539 (18%)
  • 56 to 6522 (10%)
  • 66 to 7518 (8.1%)
  • Over 758 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider149 (67%)
  • Passenger56 (25%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car185 (70%)
  • Motorcycle29 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (6.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 2011.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2011

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2011, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2011

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2011: 23, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59233504
2ndB6243121505
3rdA671102002
4thB624691401
5thB647881102
6thA6825603
7thA6774800
8thA68041001
9thA6663801
10thB62442300
11thB62452201
12thB52691100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2011

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2011: 20.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2011

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2011: 101.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2011.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years