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Longridge (Ribble Valley) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 569 road traffic collisions in Longridge, Ribble Valley, from 1979 to 2025, and 732 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 138 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
569
1,077th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
732
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
10 people killed
Serious collisions
138
152 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Longridge

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious13824%
  • Slight42174%

What the data shows

  • Longridge had 93 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 112 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Longridge were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 121 children under 16 were killed or injured in Longridge, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Longridge.

Where Longridge ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,077th
Most casualties
1,074th
Most fatal collisions
849th
Most serious collisions
922nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday80 (14%)
  • Friday91 (16%)
  • Saturday94 (17%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight409 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway528 (93%)
  • Roundabout35 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph439 (77%)
  • 40 mph17 (3%)
  • 50 mph39 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph44 (7.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds438 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant408 (56%)
  • Pedestrian147 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (12%)
  • Cyclist61 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Longridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Longridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Longridge peaked at 22 in 1989; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025812
20241112
202366
202289
20211111
202056
20191011
20181418
201789
20161216
2015911
20141011
20131012
201288
20111219
2010910
20091214
20081318
20071113
20061823
20051417
20041417
20031219
20021525
2001911
20001313
19991314
19981618
19971321
19961422
19951926
19941518
19931115
19921928
19911720
19901318
19892227
19881013
1987810
19861218
19851013
1984811
19831012
19822024
198159
19801625
19791619

Map of recent crashes in Longridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Longridge

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Longridge

The 24 most recent collisions in Longridge happened between 28 February 2023 and 6 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Longridge

The B6243 has the most collisions in Longridge, 127 of 569 (22%), followed by the B5269 (101).

Collisions in Longridge on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6243127188437
2ndB5269101134128
3rdB62446779114

Council areas covering Longridge

Collisions in Longridge were recorded in 4 council areas. Ribble Valley has 483 of 569 (85%).

Collisions in Longridge by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRibble Valley4836179115
2ndPreston5677117
3rdHyndburn222903
4thBlackburn with Darwen8903

Postcode district for Longridge

All 569 collisions in Longridge were in the PR3 postcode district.