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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 140 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2013, and 186 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2012 (143), and casualties fell from 187.

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

Collisions in 2013
140
Down 2% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
186
Down 1% on 2012
Fatal collisions
7
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2013

5% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2013 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal75%
  • Serious2921%
  • Slight10474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.8%
  • Serious3519%
  • Slight14477%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 140, down 2% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 140
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (16%)
  • Tuesday15 (11%)
  • Wednesday18 (13%)
  • Thursday19 (14%)
  • Friday27 (19%)
  • Saturday22 (16%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.7%)
  • February6 (4.3%)
  • March13 (9.3%)
  • April5 (3.6%)
  • May14 (10%)
  • June13 (9.3%)
  • July20 (14%)
  • August12 (8.6%)
  • September12 (8.6%)
  • October12 (8.6%)
  • November17 (12%)
  • December8 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight108 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (68%)
  • Wet or damp39 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (5%)
  • 30 mph48 (34%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph69 (49%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (85%)
  • Roundabout11 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant106 (57%)
  • Pedestrian21 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (10%)
  • Cyclist14 (7.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2017 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2521 (11%)
  • 26 to 3525 (13%)
  • 36 to 4524 (13%)
  • 46 to 5538 (20%)
  • 56 to 6525 (13%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.8%)
  • Over 7515 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider131 (70%)
  • Passenger34 (18%)
  • Pedestrian21 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car166 (71%)
  • Motorcycle20 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2013.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2013

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2013, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2013

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2013: 31, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59314717
2ndA671162714
3rdB624381001
4thB64787802
5thB62464500
6thA6823401
7thA6662200
8thA6771210
9thB52691100
10thB62441100
11thB62451101

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2013

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2013: 20.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2013

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2013: 100.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2013, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 21 December 2013.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years