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South Ribble road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in South Ribble in 1979, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,349 collisions in South Ribble.

Collisions in 1979
403
Casualties in 1979
518
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
26% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ribble in 1979

1% of collisions in South Ribble in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious10426%
  • Slight29573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious11522%
  • Slight39977%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. 1979 is highlighted, with 403.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.4%)
  • February20 (5%)
  • March38 (9.4%)
  • April30 (7.4%)
  • May29 (7.2%)
  • June25 (6.2%)
  • July32 (7.9%)
  • August36 (8.9%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October35 (8.7%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December32 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (60%)
  • Wet or damp134 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.2%)
  • Snow11 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph283 (70%)
  • 40 mph16 (4%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph52 (13%)
  • 70 mph41 (10%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (12%)
  • Roundabout8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ribble in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (22%)
  • Pedestrian83 (16%)
  • Cyclist57 (11%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1039 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20132 (25%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 3588 (17%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (58%)
  • Passenger132 (25%)
  • Pedestrian83 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car387 (57%)
  • Motorcycle124 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ribble in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in South Ribble

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Ribble ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 1979.

Collisions
251st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes in 1979

The A59 had the most collisions in South Ribble in 1979: 40, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA594064014
2ndA6304318
3rdA582283206
4thB5253192312
5thB5254192303
6thB5256111402
7thM6111600
8thB5248101102
9thA4981113
10thA6757901
11thB52576601
12thB62305501
13thM6141201
14thA6773300
15thA50832301
16thA6711701

Towns in South Ribble: crashes in 1979

Leyland had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble in 1979: 114.

Postcode districts in South Ribble: crashes in 1979

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble in 1979: 168.

Latest crashes in South Ribble in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ribble in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

South Ribble road accidents in other years