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Samlesbury & Walton, South Ribble, PR5 6ZA area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
224
3,753rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
411
1.83 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
8
9 in 2024

Crash severity at the PR5 6ZA hotspot

42 of the 224 collisions here (19%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4118%
  • Slight18281%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
50
Slightly injured
360
All casualties
411

Accidents by year at the PR5 6ZA hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 14 in 2006, against an average of 9.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the PR5 6ZA hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025810
2024912
2023818
202269
202145
2020710
2019814
2018613
2017913
20161218
2015817
2014921
2013917
2012712
2011934
20101117
2009710
20081119
20071015
20061420
20051220
20041438
2003818
2002913
2001918

Map of crashes at the PR5 6ZA hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near PR5 6ZA.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Samlesbury & Walton, South Ribble, PR5 6ZA 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 6ZA 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 6ZA
Postcode district
PR5
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.73933, -2.64931
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
7 November 2025
Rank by collisions
3,753rd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the PR5 6ZA hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the M6, with 117 of 224, followed by the M61 with 30.

Collisions at the PR5 6ZA hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6117221115
2ndM61308406
3rdA675273704
4thA6742201

Towns near the PR5 6ZA hotspot

Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Higher Walton had the most collisions, 62 of 224.

All 224 crashes at the PR5 6ZA hotspot

Newest first, from 21 January 2001 to 7 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year