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Rossendale road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1983, and 302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1982 (210), and casualties rose from 266.

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

Collisions in 1983
241
Up 15% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
302
Up 14% on 1982
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1983

2.1% of collisions in Rossendale in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious5924%
  • Slight17773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious6421%
  • Slight23377%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1983 is highlighted, with 241, up 15% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (11%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday42 (17%)
  • Friday37 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (17%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.6%)
  • February20 (8.3%)
  • March22 (9.1%)
  • April22 (9.1%)
  • May23 (9.5%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July24 (10%)
  • August19 (7.9%)
  • September20 (8.3%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November12 (5%)
  • December20 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (62%)
  • Wet or damp82 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph200 (83%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph18 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (32%)
  • Pedestrian90 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (23%)
  • Cyclist21 (7%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3%)
  • 6 to 1031 (10%)
  • 11 to 1533 (11%)
  • 16 to 2078 (26%)
  • 21 to 2543 (14%)
  • 26 to 3539 (13%)
  • 36 to 4519 (6.3%)
  • 46 to 5514 (4.6%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5%)
  • Over 755 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider145 (48%)
  • Pedestrian90 (30%)
  • Passenger67 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car221 (61%)
  • Motorcycle66 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 1983.

Collisions
330th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1983

The A56 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1983: 35, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56354529
2ndA6813443010
3rdA671323407
4thA680273705
5thB6238141403
6thB6214101102
7thA67761122
8thA60665603
9thB623251001
10thA6763302
11thB65273401
12thB62352201

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1983

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1983: 69.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1983

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1983: 149.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1983, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years