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South Ribble road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in South Ribble in 2001, and 629 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (413), and casualties rose from 589.

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

Collisions in 2001
416
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
629
Up 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ribble in 2001

0.7% of collisions in South Ribble in 2001 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7117%
  • Slight34282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious8013%
  • Slight54687%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. 2001 is highlighted, with 416, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (13%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.5%)
  • February36 (8.7%)
  • March22 (5.3%)
  • April46 (11%)
  • May34 (8.2%)
  • June28 (6.7%)
  • July36 (8.7%)
  • August35 (8.4%)
  • September39 (9.4%)
  • October40 (9.6%)
  • November32 (7.7%)
  • December37 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (56%)
  • Wet or damp166 (40%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph226 (54%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph71 (17%)
  • 70 mph74 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (25%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ribble in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant446 (71%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20103 (16%)
  • 21 to 2566 (10%)
  • 26 to 35119 (19%)
  • 36 to 4598 (16%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.5%)
  • Over 7524 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider388 (62%)
  • Passenger196 (31%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car606 (75%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ribble in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Ribble

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Ribble ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2001.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Ribble in 2001

Leyland Central, South Ribble, PR25 2LB area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Ribble in 2001, with 36 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes in 2001

The A59 had the most collisions in South Ribble in 2001: 47, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59479209
2ndB5254364716
3rdA6313904
4thA582304700
5thM6223714
6thB6258183104
7thM61173701
8thA49142102
9thB5253121504
10thA675111812
11thB5248111401
12thB5256101202
13thM6571101
14thA67751200
15thB623051003
16thA50831100
17thB52511300
18thB52571100
19thM581100

Towns in South Ribble: crashes in 2001

Leyland had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble in 2001: 96.

Postcode districts in South Ribble: crashes in 2001

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble in 2001: 163.

Latest crashes in South Ribble in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ribble in 2001, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

South Ribble road accidents in other years