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South Ribble road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 196 road traffic collisions in South Ribble in 2023, and 286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2022 (203), and casualties rose from 265.

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

Collisions in 2023
196
Down 3% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
286
Up 8% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
31% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ribble in 2023

0.5% of collisions in South Ribble in 2023 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious6131%
  • Slight13468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6422%
  • Slight22177%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. 2023 is highlighted, with 196, down 3% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 196
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday31 (16%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday24 (12%)
  • Saturday28 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.7%)
  • February9 (4.6%)
  • March12 (6.1%)
  • April10 (5.1%)
  • May15 (7.7%)
  • June17 (8.7%)
  • July16 (8.2%)
  • August20 (10%)
  • September11 (5.6%)
  • October26 (13%)
  • November23 (12%)
  • December18 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (61%)
  • Wet or damp72 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (10%)
  • 30 mph99 (51%)
  • 40 mph17 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph22 (11%)
  • 60 mph10 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph28 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (20%)
  • Roundabout15 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ribble in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant186 (65%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (8%)
  • Van occupant17 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2036 (13%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3551 (18%)
  • 36 to 4529 (10%)
  • 46 to 5533 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (14%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7%)
  • Over 7518 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (67%)
  • Passenger58 (20%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car271 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle24 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ribble in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2023.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Ribble in 2023

Bamber Bridge West, South Ribble, PR5 6JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Ribble in 2023, with 17 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes in 2023

The B5254 had the most collisions in South Ribble in 2023: 21, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5254213005
2ndM6163704
3rdA59111301
4thA582101704
5thB6258101105
6thA671202
7thB524871203
8thM6171703
9thB525361102
10thB52565500
11thA494601
12thB52574600
13thB62304703
14thA6773701
15thM653501
16thA12200
17thA50831101
18thA6751100

Towns in South Ribble: crashes in 2023

Leyland had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble in 2023: 48.

Postcode districts in South Ribble: crashes in 2023

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble in 2023: 87.

Latest crashes in South Ribble in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ribble in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2023.

Severity

South Ribble road accidents in other years