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Rossendale road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1982, and 266 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1981 (230), and casualties fell from 275.

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

Collisions in 1982
210
Down 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
266
Down 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1982

1% of collisions in Rossendale in 1982 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious6430%
  • Slight14469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious7026%
  • Slight19473%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1982 is highlighted, with 210, down 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982: 210
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (12%)
  • Tuesday21 (10%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (17%)
  • Friday40 (19%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9.5%)
  • February21 (10%)
  • March23 (11%)
  • April15 (7.1%)
  • May18 (8.6%)
  • June10 (4.8%)
  • July23 (11%)
  • August19 (9%)
  • September11 (5.2%)
  • October15 (7.1%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December12 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (16%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (56%)
  • Wet or damp75 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (7.1%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph174 (83%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph23 (11%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant126 (47%)
  • Pedestrian65 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (15%)
  • Van occupant14 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (9.8%)
  • 11 to 1522 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2058 (22%)
  • 21 to 2541 (15%)
  • 26 to 3542 (16%)
  • 36 to 4526 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5512 (4.5%)
  • 56 to 6514 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.9%)
  • Over 754 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider118 (44%)
  • Passenger83 (31%)
  • Pedestrian65 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car200 (63%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (13%)
  • Motorcycle41 (13%)
  • Bus or coach14 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Rossendale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rossendale ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 1982.

Collisions
339th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1982

The A56 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1982: 36, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA563644011
2ndA6813344011
3rdA671324119
4thA680182917
5thB6238141502
6thB6232131504
7thB62146601
8thA6774901
9thB62353501
10thB65273401
11thA6762200
12thA60661101

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1982

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1982: 61.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1982

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1982: 128.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1982.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years