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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 96 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2021, and 121 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2020 (86), and casualties fell from 125.

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

Collisions in 2021
96
Up 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
121
Down 3% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2021

3.1% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2021 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.1%
  • Serious3840%
  • Slight5557%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.5%
  • Serious4134%
  • Slight7764%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 96, up 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 96
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (16%)
  • Tuesday12 (13%)
  • Wednesday9 (9.4%)
  • Thursday17 (18%)
  • Friday12 (13%)
  • Saturday16 (17%)
  • Sunday15 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (8.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (4.2%)
  • February2 (2.1%)
  • March10 (10%)
  • April6 (6.3%)
  • May11 (11%)
  • June12 (13%)
  • July12 (13%)
  • August5 (5.2%)
  • September8 (8.3%)
  • October4 (4.2%)
  • November10 (10%)
  • December12 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight66 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other4 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry64 (67%)
  • Wet or damp27 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (5.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (7.3%)
  • 30 mph20 (21%)
  • 40 mph9 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph51 (53%)
  • 70 mph2 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant70 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (21%)
  • Cyclist12 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian11 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 155 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2021 (17%)
  • 21 to 2510 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3520 (17%)
  • 36 to 4521 (17%)
  • 46 to 5518 (15%)
  • 56 to 6512 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 751 (0.8%)
  • Over 758 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider87 (72%)
  • Passenger23 (19%)
  • Pedestrian11 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car110 (64%)
  • Motorcycle28 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 2021.

Collisions
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2021

Alston & Hothersall, Ribble Valley, PR3 3JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2021, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2021

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2021: 14, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59141911
2ndA671121906
3rdB624391114
4thB62466603
5thB64785602
6thB62453302
7thB52692200
8thA6661200
9thA6771100
10thA6801100
11thA6821200
12thB11101
13thB62441100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2021

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2021: 11.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2021

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2021: 63.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years