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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 100 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2024, and 150 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2023 (101), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2024
100
Down 1% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
150
Level with 2023
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2024

1% of collisions in Ribble Valley in 2024 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious4242%
  • Slight5757%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious4631%
  • Slight10369%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 100, down 1% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 100
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (12%)
  • Tuesday14 (14%)
  • Wednesday17 (17%)
  • Thursday13 (13%)
  • Friday14 (14%)
  • Saturday20 (20%)
  • Sunday10 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (8%)
  • February8 (8%)
  • March9 (9%)
  • April7 (7%)
  • May10 (10%)
  • June11 (11%)
  • July7 (7%)
  • August8 (8%)
  • September5 (5%)
  • October9 (9%)
  • November13 (13%)
  • December5 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight71 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds80 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other3 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry66 (66%)
  • Wet or damp29 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (4%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (8%)
  • 30 mph37 (37%)
  • 40 mph4 (4%)
  • 50 mph11 (11%)
  • 60 mph36 (36%)
  • 70 mph4 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway91 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)
  • Roundabout1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (72%)
  • Pedestrian18 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (8%)
  • Cyclist8 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (2%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2015 (10%)
  • 21 to 2516 (11%)
  • 26 to 3525 (17%)
  • 36 to 4521 (14%)
  • 46 to 5521 (14%)
  • 56 to 6517 (11%)
  • 66 to 7513 (8.7%)
  • Over 759 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider89 (59%)
  • Passenger43 (29%)
  • Pedestrian18 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car146 (82%)
  • Motorcycle12 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2024.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2024

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2024, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2024

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2024: 17, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59173209
2ndA67171011
3rdA68261103
4thB64784501
5thA6803600
6thB62433400
7thB62443301
8thA6772301
9thB62462600
10thA6661101
11thB52691101
12thB62451200

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2024

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2024: 12.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2024

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2024: 67.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2024, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2024.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years