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Rossendale road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,145 road traffic collisions in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025, and 12,646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 161 were fatal and 1,866 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 96 collisions, down 10% on 2024 (107), and casualties fell from 143 to 129.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
9,145
24th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
12,646
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
161
1.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
96
Down 10% on 2024

Crash severity in Rossendale

1.8% of collisions in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1611.8%
  • Serious1,86620%
  • Slight7,11878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1741.4%
  • Serious2,17817%
  • Slight10,29481%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. In 2025 there were 96, down 10% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 96
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
202596129
2024107143
202394126
202296128
2021107131
202098125
2019107139
2018130180
2017106138
2016152203
2015145202
2014164219
2013146216
2012144194
2011177264
2010185299
2009192276
2008199271
2007229367
2006248363
2005270410
2004242367
2003255386
2002259378
2001258378
2000197301
1999216312
1998246358
1997240339
1996243312
1995202287
1994194263
1993205289
1992196271
1991228306
1990260348
1989235302
1988236330
1987225288
1986247334
1985242315
1984233294
1983241302
1982210266
1981230275
1980206270
1979207252

When and where crashes happen in Rossendale

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,316 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,257 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,283 (14%)
  • Thursday1,404 (15%)
  • Friday1,536 (17%)
  • Saturday1,301 (14%)
  • Sunday1,048 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59389 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59155 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,104 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,276 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,589 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,353 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,484 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59795 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January756 (8.3%)
  • February675 (7.4%)
  • March719 (7.9%)
  • April699 (7.6%)
  • May790 (8.6%)
  • June762 (8.3%)
  • July777 (8.5%)
  • August742 (8.1%)
  • September795 (8.7%)
  • October833 (9.1%)
  • November842 (9.2%)
  • December755 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,547 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,236 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting240 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown61 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit61 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,964 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,511 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds146 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds116 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds100 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist61 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds34 (0.4%)
  • Other79 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded134 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry4,986 (55%)
  • Wet or damp3,691 (40%)
  • Frost or ice296 (3.2%)
  • Snow132 (1.4%)
  • Mud22 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph115 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph7,077 (77%)
  • 40 mph369 (4%)
  • 50 mph291 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph562 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph731 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,465 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway1,089 (12%)
  • Roundabout399 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road144 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded48 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Rossendale

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant7,471 (59%)
  • Pedestrian2,250 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist1,106 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist667 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant481 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant306 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant108 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)103 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant76 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant54 (0.4%)
  • Other23 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5450 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 10745 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 15904 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 202,117 (17%)
  • 21 to 251,694 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,282 (18%)
  • 36 to 451,595 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,197 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 65794 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75494 (3.9%)
  • Over 75335 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider6,981 (55%)
  • Passenger3,415 (27%)
  • Pedestrian2,250 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car11,842 (74%)
  • Motorcycle1,127 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,122 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle685 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes442 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach341 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle148 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car139 (0.9%)
  • Minibus53 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown29 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Rossendale

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Rossendale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rossendale ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had the 24th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
24th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
27th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
325thMid Devon9,87913,5902222,183
326thEast Lothian9,66413,1862612,529
327thEast Dunbartonshire9,22812,2841642,176
328thRossendale (this area)9,14512,6461611,866
329thWest Devon9,08213,0842111,971
330thHarlow9,07411,3131151,841
331stTamworth8,51711,185100980

Accident hotspots in Rossendale

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale, with 519 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025: 1,501, including 26 fatal and 296 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6811,5012,02926296
2ndA561,0391,58924171
3rdA6719991,38425255
4thA6808411,17015165
5thA68264388412124
6thB6238318429572
7thB6232261422650
8thB6214255352855
9thB6527117179230
10thA6177101180219
11thA676100130223
12thA677100172622
13thA606699139228
14thB62355370113
15thB62365189018
16thM65263802
17thM66204412
18thA14600
19thA6174400
20thB63773301

Towns in Rossendale

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025: 2,607.

Postcode districts in Rossendale

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025: 5,559.

Latest crashes in Rossendale

Of the latest 24 crashes in Rossendale, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 24 December 2025.

Severity