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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 118 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2015, and 169 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2014 (127), and casualties fell from 186.

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

Collisions in 2015
118
Down 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
169
Down 9% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2015

2.5% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2015 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.5%
  • Serious3933%
  • Slight7664%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious4225%
  • Slight12473%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 118, down 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 118
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (14%)
  • Tuesday15 (13%)
  • Wednesday17 (14%)
  • Thursday17 (14%)
  • Friday20 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (16%)
  • Sunday13 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (6.8%)
  • February10 (8.5%)
  • March7 (5.9%)
  • April8 (6.8%)
  • May10 (8.5%)
  • June16 (14%)
  • July16 (14%)
  • August7 (5.9%)
  • September12 (10%)
  • October7 (5.9%)
  • November9 (7.6%)
  • December8 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (7.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (65%)
  • Wet or damp38 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph43 (36%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph50 (42%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway106 (90%)
  • Roundabout8 (6.8%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant103 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (17%)
  • Pedestrian16 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist15 (8.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2027 (16%)
  • 21 to 2526 (15%)
  • 26 to 3519 (11%)
  • 36 to 4519 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (19%)
  • 56 to 659 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (7.7%)
  • Over 7513 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider111 (66%)
  • Passenger42 (25%)
  • Pedestrian16 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car142 (73%)
  • Motorcycle26 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 2015.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2015

Alston & Hothersall, Ribble Valley, PR3 3JU area, Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area and Wiswell & Barrow, Ribble Valley, BB7 9AE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2015, with 7 collisions each.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2015

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2015: 18, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59183223
2ndA671172805
3rdA68281006
4thB62436802
5thA6664802
6thB62453401
7thA6782200
8thB52692200
9thB62462400
10thB64782300
11thA6771201
12thA6801100
13thB62441101

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2015

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2015: 15.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2015

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2015: 74.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2015, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2015.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years