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South Ribble road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in South Ribble in 2002, and 626 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2001 (416), and casualties fell from 629.

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

Collisions in 2002
463
Up 11% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
626
Level with 2001
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ribble in 2002

0.6% of collisions in South Ribble in 2002 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7516%
  • Slight38583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious8614%
  • Slight53786%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. 2002 is highlighted, with 463, up 11% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (16%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday86 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (11%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.3%)
  • February44 (9.5%)
  • March44 (9.5%)
  • April40 (8.6%)
  • May38 (8.2%)
  • June38 (8.2%)
  • July35 (7.6%)
  • August37 (8%)
  • September36 (7.8%)
  • October44 (9.5%)
  • November44 (9.5%)
  • December29 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight361 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds364 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (62%)
  • Wet or damp166 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph246 (53%)
  • 40 mph23 (5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph92 (20%)
  • 70 mph96 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (29%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ribble in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant436 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2098 (16%)
  • 21 to 2568 (11%)
  • 26 to 35137 (22%)
  • 36 to 45116 (19%)
  • 46 to 5573 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.6%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (68%)
  • Passenger157 (25%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car684 (77%)
  • Motorcycle63 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ribble in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Ribble ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 2002.

Collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Ribble in 2002

Leyland Central, South Ribble, PR25 2LB area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Ribble in 2002, with 37 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes in 2002

The M6 had the most collisions in South Ribble in 2002: 44, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6446103
2ndA59426308
3rdA582375513
4thA6354706
5thB5254354206
6thM61233400
7thA675161902
8thM65142001
9thA49111702
10thB5248111500
11thB5253101703
12thB6258101001
13thB62307903
14thB52566802
15thB52573501
16thA50831100
17thA6771510
18thB52471100

Towns in South Ribble: crashes in 2002

Leyland had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble in 2002: 92.

Postcode districts in South Ribble: crashes in 2002

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble in 2002: 196.

Latest crashes in South Ribble in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ribble in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

South Ribble road accidents in other years