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South Ribble road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in South Ribble in 1983, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1982 (376), and casualties rose from 495.

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

Collisions in 1983
390
Up 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
497
Level with 1982
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ribble in 1983

2.6% of collisions in South Ribble in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious9825%
  • Slight28272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious10822%
  • Slight37976%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. 1983 is highlighted, with 390, up 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday54 (14%)
  • Saturday66 (17%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.4%)
  • February28 (7.2%)
  • March38 (9.7%)
  • April30 (7.7%)
  • May31 (7.9%)
  • June36 (9.2%)
  • July36 (9.2%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September28 (7.2%)
  • October34 (8.7%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December21 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (72%)
  • Wet or damp104 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph283 (73%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph41 (11%)
  • 70 mph43 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (13%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ribble in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (24%)
  • Pedestrian97 (20%)
  • Cyclist81 (16%)
  • Van occupant15 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1555 (11%)
  • 16 to 20151 (30%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3560 (12%)
  • 36 to 4554 (11%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.2%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (61%)
  • Pedestrian97 (20%)
  • Passenger95 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (57%)
  • Motorcycle119 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ribble in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 1983.

Collisions
256th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes in 1983

The A59 had the most collisions in South Ribble in 1983: 57, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595779416
2ndA5824048014
3rdA6364705
4thB5253202306
5thB5254191906
6thM6182632
7thA49111703
8thA675101102
9thB524891013
10thB525792602
11thM6171502
12thA6776801
13thB62305502
14thA50833311
15thA60611101
16thA6741100
17thB52561100

Towns in South Ribble: crashes in 1983

Bamber Bridge had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble in 1983: 93.

Postcode districts in South Ribble: crashes in 1983

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble in 1983: 159.

Latest crashes in South Ribble in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ribble in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

South Ribble road accidents in other years