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South Ribble road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in South Ribble in 1981, and 502 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1980 (393), and casualties rose from 485.

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

Collisions in 1981
390
Down 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
502
Up 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
12
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
23% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ribble in 1981

3.1% of collisions in South Ribble in 1981 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.1%
  • Serious9023%
  • Slight28874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious10120%
  • Slight38777%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. 1981 is highlighted, with 390, down 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday55 (14%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (8.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.2%)
  • February24 (6.2%)
  • March30 (7.7%)
  • April39 (10%)
  • May38 (9.7%)
  • June31 (7.9%)
  • July33 (8.5%)
  • August38 (9.7%)
  • September35 (9%)
  • October38 (9.7%)
  • November35 (9%)
  • December21 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (61%)
  • Wet or damp137 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.8%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph267 (68%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph63 (16%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway330 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (12%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ribble in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (26%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)
  • Cyclist58 (12%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1550 (10%)
  • 16 to 20131 (26%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (17%)
  • 36 to 4547 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.4%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (60%)
  • Passenger129 (26%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car408 (60%)
  • Motorcycle136 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ribble in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in South Ribble

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Ribble ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 1981.

Collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes in 1981

The A59 had the most collisions in South Ribble in 1981: 59, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595984415
2ndA64759012
3rdA582303706
4thB5253253108
5thB5248192402
6thA677121413
7thM6122042
8thA675111402
9thB5257101012
10thB52548901
11thA4971002
12thB52567801
13thA50836901
14thB62304501
15thM613601
16thB52511101

Towns in South Ribble: crashes in 1981

Bamber Bridge had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble in 1981: 124.

Postcode districts in South Ribble: crashes in 1981

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble in 1981: 175.

Latest crashes in South Ribble in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ribble in 1981, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

South Ribble road accidents in other years