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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 101 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2023, and 150 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2022 (93), and casualties rose from 118.

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

Collisions in 2023
101
Up 9% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
150
Up 27% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2023

1% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2023 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious3939%
  • Slight6160%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious4530%
  • Slight10469%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 101, up 9% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 101
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (8.9%)
  • Tuesday18 (18%)
  • Wednesday10 (9.9%)
  • Thursday19 (19%)
  • Friday16 (16%)
  • Saturday16 (16%)
  • Sunday13 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (5.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5918 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (9.9%)
  • February11 (11%)
  • March9 (8.9%)
  • April10 (9.9%)
  • May6 (5.9%)
  • June12 (12%)
  • July8 (7.9%)
  • August7 (6.9%)
  • September5 (5%)
  • October6 (5.9%)
  • November12 (12%)
  • December5 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight69 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds73 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (5.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other3 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry65 (64%)
  • Wet or damp31 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (7.9%)
  • 30 mph37 (37%)
  • 40 mph6 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (11%)
  • 60 mph39 (39%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway94 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (3%)
  • Roundabout1 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant94 (63%)
  • Pedestrian20 (13%)
  • Cyclist17 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (6%)
  • Van occupant6 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (2%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2017 (11%)
  • 21 to 2514 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3518 (12%)
  • 36 to 4521 (14%)
  • 46 to 5519 (13%)
  • 56 to 6521 (14%)
  • 66 to 759 (6%)
  • Over 7517 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider92 (61%)
  • Passenger38 (25%)
  • Pedestrian20 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car140 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle8 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 2023.

Collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
244th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2023

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2023, with 10 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2023

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2023: 12, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59122405
2ndA67181205
3rdB624371204
4thB62456904
5thB64784400
6thA6662300
7thA6772600
8thA6802400
9thB52692201
10thB62442201
11thA11200
12thA6781100
13thA6821101

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2023

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2023: 13.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2023

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2023: 53.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2023, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years