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South Ribble road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in South Ribble in 1987, and 590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 1986 (360), and casualties rose from 464.

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

Collisions in 1987
442
Up 23% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
590
Up 27% on 1986
Fatal collisions
12
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ribble in 1987

2.7% of collisions in South Ribble in 1987 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious9121%
  • Slight33977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal244.1%
  • Serious11119%
  • Slight45577%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. 1987 is highlighted, with 442, up 23% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday89 (20%)
  • Friday55 (12%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.6%)
  • February38 (8.6%)
  • March37 (8.4%)
  • April45 (10%)
  • May44 (10%)
  • June33 (7.5%)
  • July36 (8.1%)
  • August38 (8.6%)
  • September29 (6.6%)
  • October33 (7.5%)
  • November40 (9%)
  • December40 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (61%)
  • Wet or damp153 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph283 (64%)
  • 40 mph22 (5%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph67 (15%)
  • 70 mph53 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (14%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ribble in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (16%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)
  • Cyclist71 (12%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1555 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20145 (25%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (14%)
  • 36 to 4569 (12%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (61%)
  • Passenger150 (25%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car544 (66%)
  • Motorcycle97 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ribble in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 1987.

Collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes in 1987

The A59 had the most collisions in South Ribble in 1987: 56, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595673113
2ndA582354113
3rdA6314217
4thM6223923
5thB5248172103
6thB5254171803
7thB6258171805
8thA675141505
9thA677142503
10thB6230101903
11thB525391301
12thM6193652
13thB52577701
14thA496613
15thA50834511
16thB52564400

Towns in South Ribble: crashes in 1987

Bamber Bridge had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble in 1987: 97.

Postcode districts in South Ribble: crashes in 1987

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble in 1987: 180.

Latest crashes in South Ribble in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ribble in 1987, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

South Ribble road accidents in other years