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South Ribble road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 17,349 road traffic collisions in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025, and 24,294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 269 were fatal and 3,274 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 191 collisions, down 5% on 2024 (202), and casualties fell from 292 to 278.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
17,349
151st lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
24,294
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
269
1.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
191
Down 5% on 2024

Crash severity in South Ribble

1.6% of collisions in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2691.6%
  • Serious3,27419%
  • Slight13,80680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3001.2%
  • Serious3,75515%
  • Slight20,23983%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. In 2025 there were 191, down 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 191
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025191278
2024202292
2023196286
2022203265
2021187257
2020154216
2019183274
2018274394
2017278382
2016300422
2015312476
2014283390
2013291415
2012294420
2011297466
2010348508
2009389611
2008383584
2007440655
2006438662
2005445672
2004422614
2003373512
2002463626
2001416629
2000413589
1999401589
1998436611
1997480689
1996483697
1995517723
1994560858
1993432580
1992459614
1991428570
1990459619
1989451596
1988411516
1987442590
1986360464
1985436589
1984467597
1983390497
1982376495
1981390502
1980393485
1979403518

When and where crashes happen in South Ribble

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,496 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,563 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,579 (15%)
  • Thursday2,610 (15%)
  • Friday2,946 (17%)
  • Saturday2,340 (13%)
  • Sunday1,815 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59492 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59238 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,574 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,321 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,530 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,738 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,479 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,376 (7.9%)
  • February1,242 (7.2%)
  • March1,391 (8%)
  • April1,319 (7.6%)
  • May1,460 (8.4%)
  • June1,445 (8.3%)
  • July1,439 (8.3%)
  • August1,454 (8.4%)
  • September1,455 (8.4%)
  • October1,628 (9.4%)
  • November1,649 (9.5%)
  • December1,491 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,623 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,154 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting366 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown107 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit99 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,685 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,704 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds209 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds192 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds130 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist77 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds16 (0.1%)
  • Other166 (1%)
  • Not recorded170 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,880 (63%)
  • Wet or damp5,912 (34%)
  • Frost or ice415 (2.4%)
  • Snow100 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep10 (0.1%)
  • Mud10 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph269 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph9,801 (56%)
  • 40 mph1,208 (7%)
  • 50 mph778 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph2,631 (15%)
  • 70 mph2,658 (15%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,093 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway3,474 (20%)
  • Roundabout1,428 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road278 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded76 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in South Ribble

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15,052 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist2,643 (11%)
  • Pedestrian2,442 (10%)
  • Cyclist2,422 (10%)
  • Van occupant779 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant314 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)244 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant130 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant129 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant100 (0.4%)
  • Other33 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5575 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 10926 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 151,567 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 204,316 (18%)
  • 21 to 253,156 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,660 (19%)
  • 36 to 453,348 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,426 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,642 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 75940 (3.9%)
  • Over 75675 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded63 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider15,578 (64%)
  • Passenger6,274 (26%)
  • Pedestrian2,442 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car23,379 (72%)
  • Motorcycle2,721 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle2,477 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,813 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,168 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach392 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle267 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car163 (0.5%)
  • Minibus96 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown44 (0.1%)
  • Other38 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in South Ribble

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Ribble

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Ribble ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had the 151st fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
151st
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 106th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
137th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
198thNewcastle-under-Lyme17,61624,2572882,226
199thEast Hertfordshire17,48924,4173033,437
200thTeignbridge17,45423,8443023,506
201stSouth Ribble (this area)17,34924,2942693,274
202ndWychavon17,31124,6544823,658
203rdWrexham17,26724,1572832,807
204thNorth Hertfordshire17,23823,4783373,434

Accident hotspots in South Ribble

Bamber Bridge West, South Ribble, PR5 6JN area is the busiest accident hotspot in South Ribble, with 593 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes

The A59 had the most collisions in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025: 1,948, including 54 fatal and 391 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA591,9482,87654391
2ndA61,4592,00214230
3rdM61,1672,03831170
4thA5821,1461,6399199
5thB52541,1461,5036211
6thB52485547026106
7thB62585507136104
8thB52534326191097
9thA675427582882
10thM613817351264
11thA49343519764
12thB5256335446850
13thM65316508239
14thB5257304391470
15thB6230288408777
16thA6772795211450
17thA5083154216433
18thA6061122102
19thA674121501
20thB6254121400

Towns in South Ribble

Bamber Bridge had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025: 3,775.

Postcode districts in South Ribble

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025: 7,647.

Latest crashes in South Ribble

Of the latest 24 crashes in South Ribble, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity