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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2016, and 168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2015 (118), and casualties fell from 169.

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

Collisions in 2016
138
Up 17% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
168
Down 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2016

2.9% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2016 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.9%
  • Serious3324%
  • Slight10173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious3621%
  • Slight12876%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 138, up 17% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 138
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (16%)
  • Tuesday18 (13%)
  • Wednesday15 (11%)
  • Thursday23 (17%)
  • Friday18 (13%)
  • Saturday18 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (12%)
  • February6 (4.3%)
  • March6 (4.3%)
  • April12 (8.7%)
  • May14 (10%)
  • June15 (11%)
  • July11 (8%)
  • August16 (12%)
  • September13 (9.4%)
  • October12 (8.7%)
  • November8 (5.8%)
  • December9 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (86%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other4 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (66%)
  • Wet or damp45 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (5.8%)
  • 30 mph49 (36%)
  • 40 mph10 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph58 (42%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway123 (89%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (20%)
  • Cyclist21 (13%)
  • Pedestrian17 (10%)
  • Van occupant5 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 155 (3%)
  • 16 to 2018 (11%)
  • 21 to 2517 (10%)
  • 26 to 3523 (14%)
  • 36 to 4533 (20%)
  • 46 to 5531 (18%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (7.7%)
  • Over 759 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider125 (74%)
  • Passenger26 (15%)
  • Pedestrian17 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car158 (64%)
  • Motorcycle32 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 2016.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2016

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2016, with 13 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2016

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2016: 33, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59334607
2ndA671141813
3rdB6243101412
4thB62466702
5thA6665600
6thA6825612
7thB64783400
8thA6772200
9thB62442201
10thB62452202
11thA6781100
12thB62341100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2016

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2016: 19.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2016

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2016: 83.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years