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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 110 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2018, and 134 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2017 (114), and casualties fell from 156.

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

Collisions in 2018
110
Down 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
134
Down 14% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2018

5.5% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2018 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal65.5%
  • Serious2523%
  • Slight7972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal64.5%
  • Serious2922%
  • Slight9974%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 110, down 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 110
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (18%)
  • Tuesday14 (13%)
  • Wednesday15 (14%)
  • Thursday12 (11%)
  • Friday19 (17%)
  • Saturday15 (14%)
  • Sunday15 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (7.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (10%)
  • February8 (7.3%)
  • March9 (8.2%)
  • April10 (9.1%)
  • May11 (10%)
  • June9 (8.2%)
  • July9 (8.2%)
  • August9 (8.2%)
  • September7 (6.4%)
  • October7 (6.4%)
  • November7 (6.4%)
  • December13 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight85 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds90 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (6.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry72 (65%)
  • Wet or damp31 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (6.4%)
  • 30 mph51 (46%)
  • 40 mph12 (11%)
  • 50 mph11 (10%)
  • 60 mph29 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway94 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant74 (55%)
  • Pedestrian17 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (12%)
  • Cyclist13 (9.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (3%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.5%)
  • 16 to 2017 (13%)
  • 21 to 2514 (10%)
  • 26 to 3526 (19%)
  • 36 to 4510 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5515 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (13%)
  • 66 to 7513 (9.7%)
  • Over 7514 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider96 (72%)
  • Passenger21 (16%)
  • Pedestrian17 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car130 (69%)
  • Motorcycle17 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 2018.

Collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2018

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2018, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2018

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2018: 17, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59172615
2ndA671162231
3rdB624391102
4thB62455500
5thB64784401
6thA6823302
7thB62443400
8thA6662201
9thA6772200
10thA6782200
11thB62462200
12thA6801101
13thB52961100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2018

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2018: 17.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2018

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2018: 67.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2018, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2018.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years