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South Ribble road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in South Ribble in 2007, and 655 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2006 (438), and casualties fell from 662.

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

Collisions in 2007
440
Level with 2006
Casualties in 2007
655
Down 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ribble in 2007

0.7% of collisions in South Ribble in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6014%
  • Slight37786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious659.9%
  • Slight58790%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. 2007 is highlighted, with 440, level with 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday78 (18%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday89 (20%)
  • Saturday44 (10%)
  • Sunday46 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.6%)
  • February30 (6.8%)
  • March37 (8.4%)
  • April28 (6.4%)
  • May39 (8.9%)
  • June35 (8%)
  • July45 (10%)
  • August30 (6.8%)
  • September36 (8.2%)
  • October35 (8%)
  • November41 (9.3%)
  • December46 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (63%)
  • Wet or damp149 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph214 (49%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph61 (14%)
  • 70 mph124 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (31%)
  • Roundabout56 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ribble in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (69%)
  • Cyclist45 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20106 (16%)
  • 21 to 2592 (14%)
  • 26 to 35132 (20%)
  • 36 to 45107 (16%)
  • 46 to 5587 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider430 (66%)
  • Passenger190 (29%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car643 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle48 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ribble in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had the 155th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Ribble in 2007

Bamber Bridge West, South Ribble, PR5 6JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Ribble in 2007, with 43 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes in 2007

The M65 had the most collisions in South Ribble in 2007: 65, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM656510818
2ndA59385705
3rdA6283702
4thM6267002
5thA582192503
6thB5254132001
7thB6258111401
8thM6191402
9thB52538902
10thA497900
11thA6755701
12thB62305601
13thB62545600
14thB52484801
15thB52574402
16thA50832200
17thA6772300
18thA5831100
19thB52301201
20thB52451100

Towns in South Ribble: crashes in 2007

Bamber Bridge had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble in 2007: 85.

Postcode districts in South Ribble: crashes in 2007

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble in 2007: 197.

Latest crashes in South Ribble in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ribble in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

South Ribble road accidents in other years