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South Ribble road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in South Ribble in 2003, and 512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2002 (463), and casualties fell from 626.

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

Collisions in 2003
373
Down 19% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
512
Down 18% on 2002
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ribble in 2003

0.8% of collisions in South Ribble in 2003 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6317%
  • Slight30782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7615%
  • Slight43385%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. 2003 is highlighted, with 373, down 19% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (11%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (17%)
  • Friday84 (23%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.3%)
  • February27 (7.2%)
  • March39 (10%)
  • April21 (5.6%)
  • May37 (9.9%)
  • June36 (9.7%)
  • July37 (9.9%)
  • August28 (7.5%)
  • September32 (8.6%)
  • October22 (5.9%)
  • November31 (8.3%)
  • December32 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (71%)
  • Wet or damp100 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph187 (50%)
  • 40 mph26 (7%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph67 (18%)
  • 70 mph80 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (24%)
  • Roundabout35 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ribble in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (11%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8%)
  • Cyclist36 (7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2096 (19%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3596 (19%)
  • 36 to 4592 (18%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (68%)
  • Passenger125 (24%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car548 (77%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ribble in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 2003.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Ribble in 2003

Leyland Central, South Ribble, PR25 2LB area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Ribble in 2003, with 25 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes in 2003

The M6 had the most collisions in South Ribble in 2003: 37, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6375609
2ndA6303601
3rdA582294105
4thA59284505
5thB5254273506
6thM65121401
7thM61111200
8thB6230101601
9thB6258101200
10thB524891202
11thA4981001
12thB525381304
13thA50837902
14thA67771421
15thA6755600
16thB52565511
17thB52573701

Towns in South Ribble: crashes in 2003

Bamber Bridge had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble in 2003: 82.

Postcode districts in South Ribble: crashes in 2003

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble in 2003: 176.

Latest crashes in South Ribble in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ribble in 2003, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

South Ribble road accidents in other years