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Rossendale road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1985, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1984 (233), and casualties rose from 294.

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

Collisions in 1985
242
Up 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
315
Up 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1985

1.2% of collisions in Rossendale in 1985 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5121%
  • Slight18878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious6220%
  • Slight25079%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1985 is highlighted, with 242, up 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (16%)
  • Wednesday24 (9.9%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday45 (19%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.4%)
  • February21 (8.7%)
  • March23 (9.5%)
  • April22 (9.1%)
  • May15 (6.2%)
  • June21 (8.7%)
  • July20 (8.3%)
  • August27 (11%)
  • September16 (6.6%)
  • October22 (9.1%)
  • November19 (7.9%)
  • December23 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (48%)
  • Wet or damp112 (46%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.3%)
  • Snow5 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph207 (86%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph19 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant136 (43%)
  • Pedestrian86 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (14%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1025 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (12%)
  • 16 to 2074 (23%)
  • 21 to 2529 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3536 (11%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5517 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.1%)
  • Over 7512 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider149 (47%)
  • Pedestrian86 (27%)
  • Passenger80 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car242 (64%)
  • Motorcycle47 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 1985.

Collisions
331st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1985

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1985: 41, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6814154113
2ndA671374108
3rdA680263708
4thA56223415
5thB6238111612
6thB6232101501
7thA6827902
8thB62145501
9thA6774400
10thB65274702
11thA6763400
12thB62353300
13thA60662300
14thM661100

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1985

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1985: 82.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1985

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1985: 161.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1985, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years