Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 16 Dec 2025, 02:50
- Volkswagen Golf and Mercedes
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041683536
Samlesbury & Walton, South Ribble, PR5 4EP area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 135 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Samlesbury & Walton ward, South Ribble, from 2001 to 2025, with 231 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious.
In 2025 there were 9 collisions here, up from 8 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 135
- 6,135th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 231
- 1.71 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 9
- 8 in 2024
Crash severity at the PR5 4EP hotspot
13 of the 135 collisions here (9.6%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21.5%
- Serious118.1%
- Slight12290%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 13
- Slightly injured
- 216
- All casualties
- 231
Accidents by year at the PR5 4EP hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2002, against an average of 5.4 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the PR5 4EP hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 18 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 | 16 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 7 | 12 |
| 2016 | 7 | 12 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 8 | 15 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 7 | 12 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 10 | 24 |
| 2007 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 4 | 9 |
| 2005 | 8 | 11 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 7 | 10 |
| 2002 | 11 | 15 |
| 2001 | 8 | 12 |
Map of crashes at the PR5 4EP hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near PR5 4EP.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Samlesbury & Walton, South Ribble, PR5 4EP area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the PR5 4EP 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 4EP
- Postcode district
- PR5
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 53.75104, -2.64411
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 16 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 6,135th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the PR5 4EP hotspot
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Bamber Bridge had the most collisions, 3 of 135.
Accident hotspots near PR5 4EP
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Samlesbury & Walton, South Ribble, PR5 0XA area, 1.3 km away, with 63 collisions.
- Samlesbury & Walton, South Ribble, PR5 0XA area1.3 km away, 109 casualties63 collisions
- Samlesbury & Walton, South Ribble, PR5 6ZA area1.3 km away, 411 casualties224 collisions
- Samlesbury & Walton, South Ribble, PR5 0UJ area1.6 km away, 607 casualties350 collisions
- Ribbleton, Preston, PR1 4UH area1.9 km away, 110 casualties89 collisions
- Walton-le-Dale West, South Ribble, PR5 4JL area2.2 km away, 533 casualties375 collisions
- Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6NN area2.5 km away, 640 casualties474 collisions
- Coupe Green & Gregson Lane, South Ribble, PR5 0DT area2.5 km away, 98 casualties73 collisions
- Fishwick & Frenchwood, Preston, PR1 4AY area2.6 km away, 656 casualties473 collisions
All 135 crashes at the PR5 4EP hotspot
Newest first, from 6 January 2001 to 16 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 4 Nov 2025, 18:12
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041669833
- Serious
Volkswagen Taigo crash on the B6230 in South Ribble, 25 Sep 2025, 23:15
- Volkswagen Taigo and Porsche Macan
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025041646636
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B6230 in South Ribble, 20 Jul 2025, 12:09
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025041618577
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 4 Jul 2025, 12:30
- Renault Clio and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025041611546
- Slight
MG HS crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 21 Jun 2025, 10:20
- MG HS, Hyundai Tucson, Mercedes V Class and Tesla Model 3
- 4 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2025041606147
- Slight
BMW X4 crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 2 May 2025, 18:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041585142
- Slight
Scania crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 14 Mar 2025, 07:28
- Scania and Ford Grand C-Max
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025041565066
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 16 Jan 2025, 15:35
- Land Rover Range Rover, Audi A5 and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041542588
- Slight
Mini Countryman crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 2 Dec 2024, 10:30
- Mini Countryman and Skoda Octavia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041525001
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 26 Sep 2024, 16:20
- Peugeot 308 and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041496588
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 28 Jun 2024, 15:30
- Vauxhall Astra, Renault Captur, Seat Altea and Ford Focus
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041463186
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the B6230 in South Ribble, 8 Jun 2024, 14:25
- Ford Focus and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024041455049
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 16 Apr 2024, 06:52
- Toyota Aygo and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041432150
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 22 Mar 2024, 19:20
- Citroen C1, Ford Transit Courier and 2 cars
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024041423806
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 27 Feb 2024, 17:00
- DAF Trucks, Dacia Sandero, Volkswagen ID3 and a lorry
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041415095
- Serious
DS DS3 crash on the B6230 in South Ribble, 20 Jan 2024, 17:55
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2024041400762
- Slight
Peugeot 3008 crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 20 Aug 2023, 08:00
- Peugeot 3008, Ford Transit Custom and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023041343593
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 29 May 2023, 12:08
- Vauxhall Zafira, Vauxhall Movano and Mercedes A Class
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023041313000
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in South Ribble, 13 Oct 2022, 17:20
- Nissan Qashqai and Fendt
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041230106
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the B6230 in South Ribble, 28 Nov 2021, 16:00
- Honda Civic and Renault Master
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021041115161
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 13 Nov 2020, 07:56
- Hyundai i10 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040998500
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 30 Oct 2020, 17:20
- DAF Trucks, Mazda 2, Ford Fiesta and BMW X5
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2020040994653
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A675 in South Ribble, 16 Nov 2019, 20:30
- Vauxhall Astra, Kia Sportage and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040908115
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 24 Sep 2019, 08:20
- BMW 3 Series and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019040897945
- Serious
Renault Clio crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 7 Sep 2019, 11:57
- Renault Clio and Jaguar XF Series
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2019040875298
- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 26 Aug 2019, 21:12
- Skoda Superb and Hyundai i30
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019040874421
- Slight
Jaguar XF Series crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 23 Aug 2019, 05:00
- Jaguar XF Series and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040874446
- Slight
Volkswagen Touran crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 19 Aug 2019, 11:26
- Volkswagen Touran, Mazda CX3, Honda CRV and a car
- 4 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2019040900900
- Slight
Kia Ceed crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 2 Dec 2018, 11:50
- Kia Ceed, Hyundai i20, BMW 1 Series and Audi A3
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201804SA18589
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 2 Nov 2018, 09:00
- Ford Focus and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201804SA18486
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 14 Sep 2018, 07:50
- Mercedes Sprinter and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201804SA18387
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 31 Aug 2018, 02:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201804SA18365
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 8 Jun 2018, 12:00
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Ford B-Max, Volkswagen Jetta and Vauxhall Corsa
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201804SA18246
- Slight
Volvo crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 28 Nov 2017, 08:50
- Volvo, Mercedes Vito, BMW 3 Series, Ford Focus and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201704SA17510
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 26 Nov 2017, 13:59
- Ford Focus and Mitsubishi Shogun
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201704SA17565
- Serious
Audi A3 crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 31 Oct 2017, 16:14
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201704SA17492
- Slight
Scania crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 27 Sep 2017, 18:43
- Scania, Seat Ibiza and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201704SA17385
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 18 Jul 2017, 07:50
- BMW 5 Series and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201704SA17284
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 1 Jul 2017, 11:30
- Fiat Punto, BMW 3 Series and Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201704SA17259
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 10 Jan 2017, 08:00
- Ford Fiesta and Mini One
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201704SA17364
- Slight
Mercedes crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 14 Nov 2016, 13:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201604SA16534
- Slight
Audi TT crash on the B6230 in South Ribble, 30 Sep 2016, 06:44
- Audi TT and Skoda Yeti
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201604SA16441
- Slight
Vauxhall Adam crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 22 Sep 2016, 16:50
- Vauxhall Adam, Mercedes Sprinter and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201604SA16427
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 15 Aug 2016, 08:39
- Ford Focus and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201604SA16369
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 27 Jul 2016, 16:23
- Vauxhall Astra, BMW 5 Series, BMW X5, Ford Focus and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201604SA16337
- Slight
Vehicle crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 1 Apr 2016, 17:05
- A car and 2 other vehicles
- 3 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 201604SA16195
- Slight
MAN crash on the M6 in South Ribble, 21 Jan 2016, 17:10
- MAN and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201604SA16034