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Rossendale road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 247 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1986, and 334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1985 (242), and casualties rose from 315.

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

Collisions in 1986
247
Up 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
334
Up 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1986

3.2% of collisions in Rossendale in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.2%
  • Serious6225%
  • Slight17772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113.3%
  • Serious7222%
  • Slight25175%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1986 is highlighted, with 247, up 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday40 (16%)
  • Wednesday26 (11%)
  • Thursday40 (16%)
  • Friday32 (13%)
  • Saturday43 (17%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (10%)
  • February19 (7.7%)
  • March19 (7.7%)
  • April27 (11%)
  • May22 (8.9%)
  • June22 (8.9%)
  • July19 (7.7%)
  • August16 (6.5%)
  • September11 (4.5%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November20 (8.1%)
  • December21 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (4.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (53%)
  • Wet or damp102 (41%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.8%)
  • Snow7 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph196 (79%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph18 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph25 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (12%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (53%)
  • Pedestrian74 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (12%)
  • Van occupant28 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2083 (25%)
  • 21 to 2549 (15%)
  • 26 to 3547 (14%)
  • 36 to 4534 (10%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.9%)
  • Over 7511 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (48%)
  • Passenger99 (30%)
  • Pedestrian74 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car270 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (13%)
  • Motorcycle40 (10%)
  • Bus or coach13 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Rossendale ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 1986.

Collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
321st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1986

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1986: 47, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6814762014
2ndA680303805
3rdA6712835012
4thA56264336
5thA682233323
6thB621491113
7thB623291003
8thB62388803
9thA67761512
10thA6765700
11thA60662300
12thB62351100
13thB65271100
14thB65351100

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1986

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1986: 46.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1986

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1986: 106.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1986, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years