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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 93 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2022, and 118 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2021 (96), and casualties fell from 121.

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

Collisions in 2022
93
Down 3% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
118
Down 2% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2022

4.3% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2022 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal44.3%
  • Serious2527%
  • Slight6469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal54.2%
  • Serious2824%
  • Slight8572%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 93, down 3% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 93
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday10 (11%)
  • Wednesday15 (16%)
  • Thursday14 (15%)
  • Friday15 (16%)
  • Saturday13 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (11%)
  • February2 (2.2%)
  • March12 (13%)
  • April10 (11%)
  • May2 (2.2%)
  • June8 (8.6%)
  • July11 (12%)
  • August8 (8.6%)
  • September7 (7.5%)
  • October10 (11%)
  • November9 (9.7%)
  • December4 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight68 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds68 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry61 (66%)
  • Wet or damp31 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (11%)
  • 30 mph35 (38%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph35 (38%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (94%)
  • Roundabout4 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant67 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (16%)
  • Pedestrian14 (12%)
  • Cyclist11 (9.3%)
  • Horse rider3 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.8%)
  • 16 to 2021 (18%)
  • 21 to 256 (5.1%)
  • 26 to 3517 (14%)
  • 36 to 457 (5.9%)
  • 46 to 5520 (17%)
  • 56 to 6523 (19%)
  • 66 to 758 (6.8%)
  • Over 7510 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider84 (71%)
  • Passenger20 (17%)
  • Pedestrian14 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car112 (66%)
  • Motorcycle19 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (6.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.4%)
  • Ridden horse4 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 2022.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2022

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2022, with 10 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2022

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2022: 16, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59162121
2ndA671111505
3rdA6664701
4thB52693301
5thB62433301
6thB64783300
7thB62462200
8thA61191100
9thA6741100
10thA6781200
11thA6821101
12thB62441100

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2022

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2022: 17.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2022

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2022: 57.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2022, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2022.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years