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Samlesbury & Walton, South Ribble, PR5 0UJ area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 350 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Samlesbury & Walton ward, South Ribble, from 2001 to 2025, with 607 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions here, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
350
2,121st busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
607
1.73 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
3 people killed
Collisions in 2025
6
Down 40% on 2024

Crash severity at the PR5 0UJ hotspot

44 of the 350 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4212%
  • Slight30687%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
3
Seriously injured
52
Slightly injured
552
All casualties
607

Accidents by year at the PR5 0UJ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 24 in 2007, against an average of 14 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the PR5 0UJ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
20241018
20231020
2022812
20211117
20201323
20191023
20181834
20171936
20161625
20151123
20141522
20131222
201267
2011914
20101935
20091929
20082025
20072442
20062043
20051740
20041113
20031826
20021323
20011528

Map of crashes at the PR5 0UJ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near PR5 0UJ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Samlesbury & Walton, South Ribble, PR5 0UJ area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the PR5 0UJ hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Samlesbury & Walton
Council area
South Ribble
Nearest postcode to the centre
PR5 0UJ
Postcode district
PR5
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.76498, -2.63629
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
16 August 2025
Rank by collisions
2,121st of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the PR5 0UJ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A59, with 174 of 350, followed by the M6 with 165.

Collisions at the PR5 0UJ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59174296120
2ndM6165296121
3rdA6774500
4thA6711100

Accident hotspots near PR5 0UJ

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Samlesbury & Walton, South Ribble, PR5 0XA area, 1 km away, with 63 collisions.

All 350 crashes at the PR5 0UJ hotspot

Newest first, from 1 February 2001 to 16 August 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year