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Mellor Brook road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Mellor Brook, South Ribble, from 1979 to 2025, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 54 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
262
1,684th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
440
1.68 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
9 people killed
Serious collisions
54
73 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Mellor Brook

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal83.1%
  • Serious5421%
  • Slight20076%

What the data shows

  • Mellor Brook had 32 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 44 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Mellor Brook were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 40 children under 16 were killed or injured in Mellor Brook, 9.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in Mellor Brook.

Where Mellor Brook ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,684th
Most casualties
1,440th
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
1,661st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (10%)
  • Wednesday47 (18%)
  • Thursday30 (11%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph73 (28%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph115 (44%)
  • 60 mph54 (21%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant349 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist9 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Mellor Brook road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mellor Brook, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Mellor Brook peaked at 13 in 1997; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202529
202422
202347
202244
202122
202024
2019510
201858
201736
201633
20151020
201445
201333
201246
201138
201046
200959
200838
200722
2006613
200559
200422
200369
200269
200159
200046
199946
199869
19971322
1996811
1995613
1994611
1993413
199268
199188
199059
198959
19881322
198758
198633
1985611
1984910
198377
19821225
1981711
19801218
19791327

Map of recent crashes in Mellor Brook

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Mellor Brook

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Mellor Brook

The 24 most recent collisions in Mellor Brook happened between 6 June 2018 and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Mellor Brook

The A677 has the most collisions in Mellor Brook, 141 of 262 (54%), followed by the A59 (59).

Collisions in Mellor Brook on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA677141243524
2ndA5959110314

Council areas covering Mellor Brook

Collisions in Mellor Brook were recorded in 3 council areas. South Ribble has 115 of 262 (44%).

Collisions in Mellor Brook by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Ribble115205518
2ndRibble Valley92145325
3rdBlackburn with Darwen5184010

Postcode districts in Mellor Brook

Collisions in Mellor Brook were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by BB2 (228) and PR5 (34).