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South Ribble road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 413 road traffic collisions in South Ribble in 2000, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1999 (401), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2000
413
Up 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
589
Level with 1999
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ribble in 2000

0.2% of collisions in South Ribble in 2000 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6917%
  • Slight34383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7513%
  • Slight51387%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. 2000 is highlighted, with 413, up 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday66 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8%)
  • February38 (9.2%)
  • March37 (9%)
  • April30 (7.3%)
  • May37 (9%)
  • June23 (5.6%)
  • July39 (9.4%)
  • August29 (7%)
  • September23 (5.6%)
  • October41 (9.9%)
  • November40 (9.7%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (58%)
  • Wet or damp163 (39%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph236 (57%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph81 (20%)
  • 70 mph55 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (20%)
  • Roundabout35 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ribble in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (68%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist49 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1550 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20103 (17%)
  • 21 to 2561 (10%)
  • 26 to 35139 (24%)
  • 36 to 4573 (12%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.6%)
  • Over 759 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (63%)
  • Passenger163 (28%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (74%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ribble in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 2000.

Collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes in 2000

The A59 and B5254 had the most collisions in South Ribble in 2000, with 44 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59446316
2ndB5254446503
3rdA6315105
4thA582294904
5thM6233201
6thB5248202304
7thA49161802
8thB6258151704
9thM61122702
10thB6230101502
11thB525391401
12thA67581003
13thM656602
14thB52575900
15thB52564700
16thA50833300
17thM582701

Towns in South Ribble: crashes in 2000

Bamber Bridge had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble in 2000: 92.

Postcode districts in South Ribble: crashes in 2000

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble in 2000: 154.

Latest crashes in South Ribble in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ribble in 2000, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

South Ribble road accidents in other years