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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 143 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2012, and 187 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2011 (147), and casualties fell from 221.

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

Collisions in 2012
143
Down 3% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
187
Down 15% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2012

2.1% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2012 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious2719%
  • Slight11379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious2916%
  • Slight15482%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 143, down 3% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 143
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (11%)
  • Tuesday21 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (18%)
  • Thursday26 (18%)
  • Friday18 (13%)
  • Saturday18 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.7%)
  • February10 (7%)
  • March12 (8.4%)
  • April12 (8.4%)
  • May9 (6.3%)
  • June4 (2.8%)
  • July15 (10%)
  • August16 (11%)
  • September17 (12%)
  • October14 (9.8%)
  • November14 (9.8%)
  • December9 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight111 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (9.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry76 (53%)
  • Wet or damp60 (42%)
  • Frost or ice6 (4.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph68 (48%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph53 (37%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (89%)
  • Roundabout9 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant119 (64%)
  • Pedestrian24 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (10%)
  • Cyclist11 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2024 (13%)
  • 21 to 2525 (13%)
  • 26 to 3525 (13%)
  • 36 to 4524 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (16%)
  • 56 to 6523 (12%)
  • 66 to 7517 (9.1%)
  • Over 7512 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (63%)
  • Passenger46 (25%)
  • Pedestrian24 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car181 (72%)
  • Motorcycle19 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 2012.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2012

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2012, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2012

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2012: 24, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59243317
2ndA671192601
3rdB6246111201
4thA6827800
5thB62454400
6thB64784601
7thA6663410
8thB62433311
9thA6782300
10thB62442200
11thA6771101
12thA6801100
13thB52691100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2012

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2012: 27.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2012

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2012: 96.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2012, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2012.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years