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South Ribble road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in South Ribble in 2025, and 278 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2024 (202), and casualties fell from 292.

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

Collisions in 2025
191
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
278
Down 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Ribble in 2025

None of the collisions in South Ribble in 2025 were fatal and 29% were serious, against 1.6% and 19% in South Ribble from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5629%
  • Slight13571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6222%
  • Slight21678%

South Ribble road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Ribble, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 560 in 1994. 2025 is highlighted, with 191, down 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 191
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (12%)
  • Tuesday33 (17%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (17%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (8.4%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.4%)
  • February13 (6.8%)
  • March15 (7.9%)
  • April14 (7.3%)
  • May15 (7.9%)
  • June17 (8.9%)
  • July17 (8.9%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September13 (6.8%)
  • October9 (4.7%)
  • November17 (8.9%)
  • December24 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (73%)
  • Wet or damp49 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (9.4%)
  • 30 mph85 (45%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph20 (10%)
  • 60 mph19 (9.9%)
  • 70 mph37 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (24%)
  • Roundabout19 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Ribble in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (68%)
  • Pedestrian36 (13%)
  • Cyclist26 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2028 (10%)
  • 21 to 2534 (12%)
  • 26 to 3550 (18%)
  • 36 to 4535 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (10%)
  • 56 to 6539 (14%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.1%)
  • Over 7516 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (64%)
  • Passenger65 (23%)
  • Pedestrian36 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car263 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Ribble in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Ribble had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 2025.

Collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Ribble in 2025

Bamber Bridge West, South Ribble, PR5 6TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Ribble in 2025, with 17 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in South Ribble with the most crashes in 2025

The M6 had the most collisions in South Ribble in 2025: 22, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Ribble, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6224303
2ndB5254182104
3rdA582121707
4thA6111801
5thA59102204
6thB524881101
7thB62588904
8thB52576603
9thM616801
10thB52535802
11thA6754501
12thB52562200
13thB62302401
14thM652300
15thA11100
16thA491100
17thA50831100
18thA6771100

Towns in South Ribble: crashes in 2025

Leyland had the most collisions of any town in South Ribble in 2025: 40.

Postcode districts in South Ribble: crashes in 2025

PR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Ribble in 2025: 91.

Latest crashes in South Ribble in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in South Ribble in 2025, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

South Ribble road accidents in other years