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South Ribble road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in South Ribble in 2016, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2015 (312), and casualties fell from 476.

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

Collisions in 2016
300
Down 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
422
Down 11% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ribble in 2016

1.7% of collisions in South Ribble in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight24782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight36887%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. 2016 is highlighted, with 300, down 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (10%)
  • February18 (6%)
  • March22 (7.3%)
  • April21 (7%)
  • May34 (11%)
  • June26 (8.7%)
  • July23 (7.7%)
  • August29 (9.7%)
  • September19 (6.3%)
  • October28 (9.3%)
  • November27 (9%)
  • December23 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (65%)
  • Wet or damp94 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (5.7%)
  • 30 mph134 (45%)
  • 40 mph35 (12%)
  • 50 mph28 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph29 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph57 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (29%)
  • Roundabout30 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ribble in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (60%)
  • Cyclist47 (11%)
  • Pedestrian43 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2047 (11%)
  • 21 to 2559 (14%)
  • 26 to 3560 (14%)
  • 36 to 4561 (14%)
  • 46 to 5571 (17%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.9%)
  • Over 7515 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (67%)
  • Passenger95 (23%)
  • Pedestrian43 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle19 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ribble in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Ribble ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had the 173rd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Ribble in 2016

Bamber Bridge West, South Ribble, PR5 6JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Ribble in 2016, with 26 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes in 2016

The A59 had the most collisions in South Ribble in 2016: 37, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59375606
2ndM6325011
3rdA6243302
4thB5254213605
5thA582142003
6thM61101402
7thA6758902
8thB62588901
9thB524871001
10thB52567902
11thM656700
12thB62305801
13thA494601
14thB52533400
15thA50832400
16thA6772200
17thB52572201
18thA5831100
19thB52631100
20thB52641100

Towns in South Ribble: crashes in 2016

Bamber Bridge had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble in 2016: 55.

Postcode districts in South Ribble: crashes in 2016

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble in 2016: 147.

Latest crashes in South Ribble in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ribble in 2016, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

South Ribble road accidents in other years