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South Ribble road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in South Ribble in 2015, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2014 (283), and casualties rose from 390.

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

Collisions in 2015
312
Up 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
476
Up 22% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
13% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ribble in 2015

0.6% of collisions in South Ribble in 2015 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4113%
  • Slight26986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious449.2%
  • Slight43090%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. 2015 is highlighted, with 312, up 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (17%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.3%)
  • February19 (6.1%)
  • March19 (6.1%)
  • April25 (8%)
  • May23 (7.4%)
  • June30 (9.6%)
  • July31 (9.9%)
  • August24 (7.7%)
  • September21 (6.7%)
  • October30 (9.6%)
  • November29 (9.3%)
  • December35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (66%)
  • Wet or damp100 (32%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (7.4%)
  • 30 mph161 (52%)
  • 40 mph37 (12%)
  • 50 mph30 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph14 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph47 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (21%)
  • Roundabout36 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ribble in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist45 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2056 (12%)
  • 21 to 2567 (14%)
  • 26 to 3579 (17%)
  • 36 to 4561 (13%)
  • 46 to 5577 (16%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7536 (7.6%)
  • Over 7520 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (64%)
  • Passenger135 (28%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car482 (76%)
  • Motorcycle46 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ribble in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had the 170th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Ribble in 2015

Leyland Central, South Ribble, PR25 2LB area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Ribble in 2015, with 23 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes in 2015

The M6 had the most collisions in South Ribble in 2015: 34, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6346902
2ndA59294015
3rdA582273803
4thB5254254507
5thA6202311
6thB6258142302
7thB5248111502
8thA677102000
9thA67591102
10thB52535501
11thB52565601
12thA494601
13thB52573601
14thM653901
15thA50832300
16thB62302300
17thM612500
18thA5851300
19thM111100

Towns in South Ribble: crashes in 2015

Bamber Bridge had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble in 2015: 74.

Postcode districts in South Ribble: crashes in 2015

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble in 2015: 145.

Latest crashes in South Ribble in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ribble in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

South Ribble road accidents in other years