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Rossendale road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1984, and 294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1983 (241), and casualties fell from 302.

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

Collisions in 1984
233
Down 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
294
Down 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
6
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1984

2.6% of collisions in Rossendale in 1984 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious5925%
  • Slight16872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious6723%
  • Slight22075%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1984 is highlighted, with 233, down 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (18%)
  • Tuesday27 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday44 (19%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.9%)
  • February18 (7.7%)
  • March16 (6.9%)
  • April15 (6.4%)
  • May18 (7.7%)
  • June20 (8.6%)
  • July21 (9%)
  • August22 (9.4%)
  • September17 (7.3%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November21 (9%)
  • December24 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (55%)
  • Wet or damp96 (41%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (85%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph13 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph15 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (10%)
  • Roundabout7 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant114 (39%)
  • Pedestrian71 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (20%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (6.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (11%)
  • 16 to 2064 (22%)
  • 21 to 2541 (14%)
  • 26 to 3540 (14%)
  • 36 to 4519 (6.5%)
  • 46 to 5523 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.4%)
  • Over 759 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (49%)
  • Passenger79 (27%)
  • Pedestrian71 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car220 (60%)
  • Motorcycle60 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 1984.

Collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1984

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1984: 39, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681394319
2ndA56364515
3rdA671283727
4thA680161904
5thB6238121605
6thA67781102
7thB62145502
8thA6762301
9thB62322602
10thB62352201
11thA60661110
12thA61191100
13thB63771100
14thB65271301

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1984

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1984: 79.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1984

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1984: 139.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1984, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1984.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years