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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 86 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2020, and 125 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 31% on 2019 (124), and casualties fell from 167.

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

Collisions in 2020
86
Down 31% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
125
Down 25% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2020

2.3% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2020 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.3%
  • Serious2630%
  • Slight5867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious3125%
  • Slight9274%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 86, down 31% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 86
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (9.3%)
  • Tuesday13 (15%)
  • Wednesday13 (15%)
  • Thursday12 (14%)
  • Friday18 (21%)
  • Saturday11 (13%)
  • Sunday11 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (3.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (4.7%)
  • February10 (12%)
  • March11 (13%)
  • April4 (4.7%)
  • May8 (9.3%)
  • June2 (2.3%)
  • July6 (7%)
  • August8 (9.3%)
  • September11 (13%)
  • October11 (13%)
  • November3 (3.5%)
  • December8 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight71 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (5.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds68 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Other2 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry55 (64%)
  • Wet or damp30 (35%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (10%)
  • 30 mph28 (33%)
  • 40 mph5 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (14%)
  • 60 mph31 (36%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway78 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant78 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (13%)
  • Pedestrian15 (12%)
  • Cyclist12 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2012 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2511 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3512 (9.6%)
  • 36 to 4521 (17%)
  • 46 to 5510 (8%)
  • 56 to 6527 (22%)
  • 66 to 7513 (10%)
  • Over 757 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider87 (70%)
  • Passenger23 (18%)
  • Pedestrian15 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car111 (72%)
  • Motorcycle16 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 2020.

Collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2020

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2020, with 13 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2020

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2020: 20, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59202514
2ndA671101803
3rdB62435711
4thA6662300
5thB12202
6thB62442200
7thB62462201
8thA6801301
9thA6821100
10thB62451101

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2020

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2020: 18.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2020

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2020: 56.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years