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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 124 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2019, and 167 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2018 (110), and casualties rose from 134.

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

Collisions in 2019
124
Up 13% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
167
Up 25% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2019

2.4% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2019 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious3931%
  • Slight8266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious4628%
  • Slight11871%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 124, up 13% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 124
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (8.9%)
  • Tuesday22 (18%)
  • Wednesday18 (15%)
  • Thursday14 (11%)
  • Friday26 (21%)
  • Saturday15 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9.7%)
  • February8 (6.5%)
  • March13 (10%)
  • April9 (7.3%)
  • May7 (5.6%)
  • June11 (8.9%)
  • July10 (8.1%)
  • August7 (5.6%)
  • September12 (9.7%)
  • October7 (5.6%)
  • November16 (13%)
  • December12 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry72 (58%)
  • Wet or damp43 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (4.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph48 (39%)
  • 40 mph8 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph17 (14%)
  • 60 mph45 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (87%)
  • Roundabout8 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (60%)
  • Cyclist21 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (13%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2018 (11%)
  • 21 to 2522 (13%)
  • 26 to 3524 (14%)
  • 36 to 4521 (13%)
  • 46 to 5535 (21%)
  • 56 to 6515 (9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (10%)
  • Over 757 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (75%)
  • Passenger30 (18%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car150 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (10%)
  • Motorcycle21 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 2019.

Collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2019

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2019, with 15 collisions.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2019

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2019: 20, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59203018
2ndA671162602
3rdB62438903
4thB62465501
5thB64785600
6thA6824501
7thB62454400
8thA6773302
9thB52693301
10thB62443412
11thA6662201
12thA6802702

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2019

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2019: 22.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2019

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2019: 81.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2019, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years