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South Ribble road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in South Ribble in 2004, and 614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2003 (373), and casualties rose from 512.

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

Collisions in 2004
422
Up 13% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
614
Up 20% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ribble in 2004

1.9% of collisions in South Ribble in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious4711%
  • Slight36787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious7011%
  • Slight53387%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. 2004 is highlighted, with 422, up 13% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.7%)
  • February28 (6.6%)
  • March42 (10%)
  • April24 (5.7%)
  • May37 (8.8%)
  • June39 (9.2%)
  • July37 (8.8%)
  • August36 (8.5%)
  • September28 (6.6%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November37 (8.8%)
  • December48 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (63%)
  • Wet or damp144 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph216 (51%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph69 (16%)
  • 70 mph94 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (31%)
  • Roundabout41 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ribble in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist31 (5%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20109 (18%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35112 (18%)
  • 36 to 45113 (18%)
  • 46 to 5567 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.3%)
  • Over 754 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (65%)
  • Passenger173 (28%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car633 (78%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ribble in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 2004.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
176th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Ribble in 2004

Bamber Bridge West, South Ribble, PR5 6JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Ribble in 2004, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes in 2004

The A59 and M6 had the most collisions in South Ribble in 2004, with 44 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59446016
2ndM6448105
3rdA582325515
4thA6314203
5thB5254202800
6thM61192400
7thB5248172300
8thB6258161902
9thA508371011
10thB525371020
11thB525671102
12thM6571501
13thA67561011
14thA6776911
15thB52575802
16thB62305700
17thA494503
18thA50851100

Towns in South Ribble: crashes in 2004

Bamber Bridge had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble in 2004: 93.

Postcode districts in South Ribble: crashes in 2004

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble in 2004: 206.

Latest crashes in South Ribble in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ribble in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

South Ribble road accidents in other years