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Rossendale road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 230 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1981, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1980 (206), and casualties rose from 270.

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

Collisions in 1981
230
Up 12% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
275
Up 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1981

0.9% of collisions in Rossendale in 1981 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious6528%
  • Slight16371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7226%
  • Slight20173%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1981 is highlighted, with 230, up 12% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981: 230
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (20%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.1%)
  • February23 (10%)
  • March14 (6.1%)
  • April16 (7%)
  • May11 (4.8%)
  • June18 (7.8%)
  • July17 (7.4%)
  • August25 (11%)
  • September23 (10%)
  • October33 (14%)
  • November15 (6.5%)
  • December14 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (51%)
  • Wet or damp98 (43%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.5%)
  • Snow6 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph201 (87%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph13 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (39%)
  • Pedestrian69 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (24%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2085 (31%)
  • 21 to 2534 (12%)
  • 26 to 3533 (12%)
  • 36 to 4527 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5512 (4.4%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.3%)
  • Over 759 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider145 (53%)
  • Pedestrian69 (25%)
  • Passenger61 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car217 (61%)
  • Motorcycle65 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 1981.

Collisions
332nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1981

The A56 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1981: 34, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA563447013
2ndA671283318
3rdA681283418
4thB6214172008
5thA680151705
6thB6238111301
7thA6776701
8thA6765502
9thB62324501
10thB62352201
11thB65272301
12thA60661100
13thB2321300

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1981

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1981: 71.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1981

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1981: 147.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1981, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years