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Rossendale road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1980, and 270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1979 (207), and casualties rose from 252.

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

Collisions in 1980
206
Level with 1979
Casualties in 1980
270
Up 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1980

3.9% of collisions in Rossendale in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.9%
  • Serious5225%
  • Slight14671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal124.4%
  • Serious6123%
  • Slight19773%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1980 is highlighted, with 206, level with 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (19%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday39 (19%)
  • Saturday22 (11%)
  • Sunday21 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.3%)
  • February15 (7.3%)
  • March15 (7.3%)
  • April13 (6.3%)
  • May10 (4.9%)
  • June16 (7.8%)
  • July19 (9.2%)
  • August9 (4.4%)
  • September23 (11%)
  • October26 (13%)
  • November27 (13%)
  • December20 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (53%)
  • Wet or damp85 (41%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.4%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph179 (87%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph16 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (40%)
  • Pedestrian61 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (19%)
  • Van occupant22 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (8.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2066 (24%)
  • 21 to 2527 (10%)
  • 26 to 3538 (14%)
  • 36 to 4527 (10%)
  • 46 to 5523 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.3%)
  • Over 756 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider138 (51%)
  • Passenger71 (26%)
  • Pedestrian61 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car191 (59%)
  • Motorcycle48 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 1980.

Collisions
338th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1980

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1980: 36, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681363915
2ndA680304027
3rdA6712837210
4thA562234011
5thB6214121401
6thB6238101104
7thB623261411
8thA6775500
9thB65273502
10thA60662511
11thA6761101
12thB62351200
13thM661400

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1980

Haslingden and Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1980, with 50 each.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1980

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1980: 121.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1980, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years