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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 114 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2017, and 156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2016 (138), and casualties fell from 168.

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

Collisions in 2017
114
Down 17% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
156
Down 7% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2017

1.8% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2017 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious3430%
  • Slight7868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3824%
  • Slight11674%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 114, down 17% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 114
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (7%)
  • Tuesday20 (18%)
  • Wednesday13 (11%)
  • Thursday17 (15%)
  • Friday16 (14%)
  • Saturday24 (21%)
  • Sunday16 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (7.9%)
  • February7 (6.1%)
  • March9 (7.9%)
  • April7 (6.1%)
  • May8 (7%)
  • June9 (7.9%)
  • July17 (15%)
  • August6 (5.3%)
  • September14 (12%)
  • October11 (9.6%)
  • November12 (11%)
  • December5 (4.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight85 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds78 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry62 (54%)
  • Wet or damp52 (46%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph49 (43%)
  • 40 mph7 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph41 (36%)
  • 70 mph4 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (85%)
  • Roundabout9 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant94 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (15%)
  • Cyclist11 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.3%)
  • 16 to 2030 (19%)
  • 21 to 2516 (10%)
  • 26 to 3532 (21%)
  • 36 to 4516 (10%)
  • 46 to 5524 (15%)
  • 56 to 658 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (12%)
  • Over 758 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider115 (74%)
  • Passenger31 (20%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car131 (68%)
  • Motorcycle22 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (5.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 2017.

Collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2017

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2017, with 12 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2017

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2017: 20, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59203407
2ndA671182705
3rdB62438810
4thB62456902
5thA6824502
6thB64784403
7thA6772200
8thB62462301
9thA91100
10thB62441100
11thB64711200

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2017

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2017: 21.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2017

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2017: 75.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2017, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2017.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years