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Ribble Valley road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 97 road traffic collisions in Ribble Valley in 2025, and 131 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2024 (100), and casualties fell from 150.

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

Collisions in 2025
97
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
131
Down 13% on 2024
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Ribble Valley in 2025

None of the collisions in Ribble Valley in 2025 were fatal and 38% were serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Ribble Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3738%
  • Slight6062%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4635%
  • Slight8565%

Ribble Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ribble Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 324 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 97, down 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 97
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (5.2%)
  • Tuesday17 (18%)
  • Wednesday14 (14%)
  • Thursday19 (20%)
  • Friday18 (19%)
  • Saturday17 (18%)
  • Sunday7 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (8.2%)
  • February9 (9.3%)
  • March10 (10%)
  • April7 (7.2%)
  • May10 (10%)
  • June4 (4.1%)
  • July6 (6.2%)
  • August6 (6.2%)
  • September10 (10%)
  • October8 (8.2%)
  • November6 (6.2%)
  • December13 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight68 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds80 (82%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (6.2%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Other3 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry71 (73%)
  • Wet or damp23 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (10%)
  • 30 mph36 (37%)
  • 40 mph5 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph36 (37%)
  • 70 mph3 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway85 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ribble Valley in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant80 (61%)
  • Pedestrian21 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (13%)
  • Cyclist4 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 157 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2018 (14%)
  • 21 to 2521 (16%)
  • 26 to 3514 (11%)
  • 36 to 4513 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5514 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (15%)
  • 66 to 758 (6.1%)
  • Over 7515 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider82 (63%)
  • Passenger28 (21%)
  • Pedestrian21 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car125 (76%)
  • Motorcycle17 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ribble Valley in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ribble Valley had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 2025.

Collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ribble Valley in 2025

Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ribble Valley in 2025, with 21 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Ribble Valley with the most crashes in 2025

The A59 had the most collisions in Ribble Valley in 2025: 14, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ribble Valley, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59141905
2ndA67181302
3rdB64788906
4thB62437903
5thB62453402
6thA6772200
7thA6782501
8thB62462201
9thA6661100
10thB1121101
11thB52691201

Towns in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2025

Clitheroe had the most collisions of any town in Ribble Valley in 2025: 27.

Postcode districts in Ribble Valley: crashes in 2025

BB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ribble Valley in 2025: 57.

Latest crashes in Ribble Valley in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Ribble Valley in 2025, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2025.

Severity

Ribble Valley road accidents in other years