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South Ribble road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 154 road traffic collisions in South Ribble in 2020, and 216 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2019 (183), and casualties fell from 274.

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

Collisions in 2020
154
Down 16% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
216
Down 21% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ribble in 2020

None of the collisions in South Ribble in 2020 were fatal and 25% were serious, against 1.6% and 19% in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3825%
  • Slight11675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4219%
  • Slight17481%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. 2020 is highlighted, with 154, down 16% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 154
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (15%)
  • Tuesday13 (8.4%)
  • Wednesday32 (21%)
  • Thursday21 (14%)
  • Friday31 (20%)
  • Saturday17 (11%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (10%)
  • February22 (14%)
  • March9 (5.8%)
  • April3 (1.9%)
  • May7 (4.5%)
  • June13 (8.4%)
  • July10 (6.5%)
  • August17 (11%)
  • September13 (8.4%)
  • October12 (7.8%)
  • November14 (9.1%)
  • December18 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other6 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry86 (56%)
  • Wet or damp64 (42%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (10%)
  • 30 mph65 (42%)
  • 40 mph18 (12%)
  • 50 mph19 (12%)
  • 60 mph6 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph30 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (27%)
  • Roundabout13 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ribble in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (68%)
  • Cyclist29 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2022 (10%)
  • 21 to 2534 (16%)
  • 26 to 3545 (21%)
  • 36 to 4528 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (11%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.7%)
  • Over 759 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider150 (69%)
  • Passenger51 (24%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car221 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (10%)
  • Motorcycle20 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ribble in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 2020.

Collisions
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Ribble in 2020

Leyland Central, South Ribble, PR25 2LB area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Ribble in 2020, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes in 2020

The A59 and M6 had the most collisions in South Ribble in 2020, with 16 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59163103
2ndM6162300
3rdB5254142102
4thA582101703
5thB6258101305
6thA681002
7thB52565500
8thB52534400
9thM6541001
10thB52483301
11thA50832201
12thA6752200
13thB62302201
14thA491100
15thA6771301
16thB11101
17thM611100

Towns in South Ribble: crashes in 2020

Leyland had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble in 2020: 33.

Postcode districts in South Ribble: crashes in 2020

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble in 2020: 81.

Latest crashes in South Ribble in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ribble in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

South Ribble road accidents in other years