Skip to main content
CrashStats

New Gate road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in New Gate, South Ribble, from 1979 to 2025, and 447 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 56 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
303
1,540th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
447
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
56
63 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for New Gate

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5618%
  • Slight24380%

What the data shows

  • New Gate had 40 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 59 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in New Gate were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 46 children under 16 were killed or injured in New Gate, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in New Gate.

Where New Gate ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,540th
Most casualties
1,422nd
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,627th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (19%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph90 (30%)
  • 40 mph66 (22%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph122 (40%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (18%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant334 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian13 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

New Gate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in New Gate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in New Gate peaked at 15 in 2002; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202444
202346
202248
202146
2020611
201946
201822
201748
201647
201568
201444
201378
2012714
2011711
2010717
2009915
200825
200779
200634
200546
20041321
200369
20021521
20011013
20001015
19991220
19981013
19971115
199658
199577
19941014
1993912
19921014
199148
19901219
1989915
198848
198756
198634
198545
198455
198344
198266
198188
198022
1979611

Map of recent crashes in New Gate

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in New Gate

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in New Gate

The 24 most recent collisions in New Gate happened between 27 February 2020 and 11 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in New Gate

The A582 has the most collisions in New Gate, 155 of 303 (51%), followed by the B5253 (13).

Collisions in New Gate on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA582155247224
2ndB5253131304
3rdB525781102

Council areas covering New Gate

Collisions in New Gate were recorded in 2 council areas. South Ribble has 300 of 303 (99%).

Collisions in New Gate by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Ribble300444455
2ndChorley3301

Postcode districts in New Gate

Collisions in New Gate were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by PR4 (211) and PR26 (88).