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South Ribble road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in South Ribble in 2017, and 382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2016 (300), and casualties fell from 422.

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

Collisions in 2017
278
Down 7% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
382
Down 9% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ribble in 2017

0.7% of collisions in South Ribble in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5520%
  • Slight22179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5815%
  • Slight32284%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. 2017 is highlighted, with 278, down 7% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (17%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (10%)
  • Sunday28 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (2.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.3%)
  • February19 (6.8%)
  • March24 (8.6%)
  • April15 (5.4%)
  • May31 (11%)
  • June20 (7.2%)
  • July21 (7.6%)
  • August20 (7.2%)
  • September24 (8.6%)
  • October25 (9%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December25 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (65%)
  • Wet or damp95 (34%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (7.9%)
  • 30 mph140 (50%)
  • 40 mph26 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph24 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph16 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph50 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (28%)
  • Roundabout38 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ribble in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (63%)
  • Cyclist42 (11%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6%)
  • 16 to 2041 (11%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3581 (21%)
  • 36 to 4544 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (15%)
  • 56 to 6537 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.5%)
  • Over 7521 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (69%)
  • Passenger82 (21%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ribble in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had the 176th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Ribble in 2017

Bamber Bridge West, South Ribble, PR5 6JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Ribble in 2017, with 23 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes in 2017

The A59 had the most collisions in South Ribble in 2017: 41, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59416405
2ndM6274814
3rdB5254212914
4thA6182306
5thA582131901
6thM61112002
7thB6258101100
8thA6755702
9thB52485501
10thB52535600
11thB52565700
12thM654401
13thA493301
14thA6773400
15thB62303502
16thB52572202
17thA6741101
18thB52641101

Towns in South Ribble: crashes in 2017

Leyland had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble in 2017: 61.

Postcode districts in South Ribble: crashes in 2017

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble in 2017: 127.

Latest crashes in South Ribble in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ribble in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

South Ribble road accidents in other years