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South Ribble road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in South Ribble in 1990, and 619 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1989 (451), and casualties rose from 596.

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

Collisions in 1990
459
Up 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
619
Up 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
18% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ribble in 1990

1.7% of collisions in South Ribble in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious8418%
  • Slight36780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious9916%
  • Slight51082%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. 1990 is highlighted, with 459, up 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (17%)
  • Wednesday82 (18%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday66 (14%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.1%)
  • February33 (7.2%)
  • March37 (8.1%)
  • April40 (8.7%)
  • May37 (8.1%)
  • June38 (8.3%)
  • July38 (8.3%)
  • August41 (8.9%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October38 (8.3%)
  • November49 (11%)
  • December25 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (59%)
  • Wet or damp181 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph268 (58%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph78 (17%)
  • 70 mph72 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (17%)
  • Roundabout37 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ribble in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (12%)
  • Cyclist74 (12%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)
  • Van occupant36 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20133 (21%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 35132 (21%)
  • 36 to 4564 (10%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (62%)
  • Passenger172 (28%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car611 (69%)
  • Motorcycle79 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ribble in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1990.

Collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes in 1990

The A59 had the most collisions in South Ribble in 1990: 66, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596695213
2ndB5254424705
3rdA6354616
4thM6304815
5thB5248283708
6thA582233704
7thB5253172313
8thB6258161702
9thB5257131603
10thA675111501
11thB6230101101
12thA67782501
13thA4971502
14thM614510
15thB52562201

Towns in South Ribble: crashes in 1990

Leyland had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble in 1990: 108.

Postcode districts in South Ribble: crashes in 1990

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble in 1990: 180.

Latest crashes in South Ribble in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ribble in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1990.

Severity

South Ribble road accidents in other years