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Read road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Read, Ribble Valley, from 1979 to 2025, and 240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
164
2,164th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
240
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
38
41 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Read

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious3823%
  • Slight12375%

What the data shows

  • Read had 17 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 56% fewer than the 39 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Read were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 40 children under 16 were killed or injured in Read, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in Read.

Where Read ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,164th
Most casualties
2,050th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,042nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (18%)
  • Wednesday21 (13%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday29 (18%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday16 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight126 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph118 (72%)
  • 40 mph10 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph29 (18%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant176 (73%)
  • Pedestrian24 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Read road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Read, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Read peaked at 9 in 1997; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202433
202311
202224
202111
202034
201900
201811
201738
201634
201524
201446
201336
201268
201135
201034
200933
200867
200711
2006815
200559
200459
200334
200258
200111
200055
199946
199856
1997911
199659
199522
1994911
199311
1992512
199124
199034
198911
198869
198759
198634
198556
198411
198346
198234
198156
198056
197911

Map of recent crashes in Read

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Read

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Read

The 24 most recent collisions in Read happened between 2 December 2013 and 1 November 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Read

The A671 has the most collisions in Read, 126 of 164 (77%), followed by the M65 (4).

Collisions in Read on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671126186232
2ndM654800

Council areas covering Read

Collisions in Read were recorded in 2 council areas. Ribble Valley has 148 of 164 (90%).

Collisions in Read by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRibble Valley148212234
2ndBurnley132114

Postcode district for Read

All 164 collisions in Read were in the BB12 postcode district.