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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 127 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2014, and 186 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2013 (140), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2014
127
Down 9% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
186
Level with 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2014 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious4031%
  • Slight8668%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4223%
  • Slight14377%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 127, down 9% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 127
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (8.7%)
  • Tuesday18 (14%)
  • Wednesday23 (18%)
  • Thursday15 (12%)
  • Friday24 (19%)
  • Saturday20 (16%)
  • Sunday16 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (7.1%)
  • February8 (6.3%)
  • March11 (8.7%)
  • April7 (5.5%)
  • May5 (3.9%)
  • June12 (9.4%)
  • July17 (13%)
  • August19 (15%)
  • September14 (11%)
  • October13 (10%)
  • November4 (3.1%)
  • December8 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight95 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (70%)
  • Wet or damp36 (28%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph55 (43%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph52 (41%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (87%)
  • Roundabout11 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant121 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (13%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist14 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2021 (11%)
  • 21 to 2525 (13%)
  • 26 to 3529 (16%)
  • 36 to 4521 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (15%)
  • 56 to 6519 (10%)
  • 66 to 7516 (8.6%)
  • Over 7511 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (65%)
  • Passenger48 (26%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car158 (72%)
  • Motorcycle24 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 2014.

Collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2014

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2014, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2014

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2014: 21, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59213607
2ndA671193305
3rdB6243101503
4thA66681002
5thB62457903
6thA6825703
7thB647851102
8thB62464402
9thA6772300
10thA6801401
11thB52691100
12thB62441100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2014

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2014: 21.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2014

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2014: 67.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2014, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2014.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years