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Rossendale road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 207 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1979, and 252 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 9,145 collisions in Rossendale.

Collisions in 1979
207
Casualties in 1979
252
Fatal collisions
7
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1979

3.4% of collisions in Rossendale in 1979 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.4%
  • Serious3818%
  • Slight16278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious5020%
  • Slight19577%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1979 is highlighted, with 207.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979: 207
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday22 (11%)
  • Friday48 (23%)
  • Saturday36 (17%)
  • Sunday20 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.7%)
  • February13 (6.3%)
  • March13 (6.3%)
  • April12 (5.8%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June14 (6.8%)
  • July20 (9.7%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September18 (8.7%)
  • October23 (11%)
  • November14 (6.8%)
  • December20 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (5.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (47%)
  • Wet or damp87 (42%)
  • Frost or ice17 (8.2%)
  • Snow6 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (87%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph9 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant94 (37%)
  • Pedestrian74 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (17%)
  • Van occupant15 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (4%)
  • Cyclist10 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (8.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2057 (23%)
  • 21 to 2524 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3534 (13%)
  • 36 to 4529 (12%)
  • 46 to 5520 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.8%)
  • Over 756 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider118 (47%)
  • Pedestrian74 (29%)
  • Passenger60 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car182 (59%)
  • Motorcycle44 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Rossendale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rossendale ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 1979.

Collisions
337th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
344th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1979

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1979: 40, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6814045010
2ndA56212202
3rdA671202724
4thA680172024
5thB623871102
6thB62145602
7thA6774501
8thB62323400
9thA6762200
10thA60661101
11thB62351201
12thB65271100

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1979

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1979: 69.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1979

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1979: 125.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1979, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years