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Clitheroe road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,297 road traffic collisions in Clitheroe, Ribble Valley, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 227 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 27 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,297
626th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,606
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
16 people killed
Serious collisions
227
237 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
27
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
34
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Clitheroe

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal161.2%
  • Serious22718%
  • Slight1,05481%

What the data shows

  • Clitheroe had 177 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 236 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Clitheroe were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 295 children under 16 were killed or injured in Clitheroe, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Clitheroe.

Where Clitheroe ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
626th
Most casualties
633rd
Most fatal collisions
588th
Most serious collisions
648th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday169 (13%)
  • Tuesday205 (16%)
  • Wednesday161 (12%)
  • Thursday165 (13%)
  • Friday248 (19%)
  • Saturday211 (16%)
  • Sunday138 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight972 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit295 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,039 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road134 (10%)
  • Roundabout105 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph51 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph1,160 (89%)
  • 40 mph35 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph49 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,036 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds180 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1%)
  • Not recorded24 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant680 (42%)
  • Pedestrian450 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist210 (13%)
  • Cyclist190 (12%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Clitheroe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Clitheroe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Clitheroe peaked at 46 in 1989; 2025 had 27.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252734
20241214
20231322
20221719
20211118
20201829
20192227
20181718
20172123
20161920
20151517
20142128
20132026
20122732
20112026
20102732
20092626
20082428
20073337
20062331
20053142
20042428
20032434
20022534
20013145
20002937
19993549
19984154
19973143
19963249
19953641
19943349
19932533
19923846
19912833
19903238
19894650
19882932
19872831
19863236
19854654
19843946
19833340
19823741
19814550
19802831
19792633

Map of recent crashes in Clitheroe

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Clitheroe

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Clitheroe

The 24 most recent collisions in Clitheroe happened between 6 February and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Clitheroe

The A671 has the most collisions in Clitheroe, 432 of 1,297 (33%), followed by the B6478 (150).

Collisions in Clitheroe on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671432556863
2ndB6478150190028
3rdB6243116143125

Council area for Clitheroe

Clitheroe is in Ribble Valley, where police recorded 8,291 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Clitheroe accounts for 16% of them.

Postcode district for Clitheroe

All 1,297 collisions in Clitheroe were in the BB7 postcode district.