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Rossendale road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1987, and 288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1986 (247), and casualties fell from 334.

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

Collisions in 1987
225
Down 9% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
288
Down 14% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1987

2.2% of collisions in Rossendale in 1987 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight18381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4415%
  • Slight23983%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1987 is highlighted, with 225, down 9% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (11%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.7%)
  • February14 (6.2%)
  • March25 (11%)
  • April12 (5.3%)
  • May22 (9.8%)
  • June14 (6.2%)
  • July19 (8.4%)
  • August18 (8%)
  • September16 (7.1%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November27 (12%)
  • December18 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp109 (48%)
  • Dry104 (46%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.6%)
  • Snow4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (79%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph19 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph18 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (51%)
  • Pedestrian63 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (14%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (5.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2055 (19%)
  • 21 to 2546 (16%)
  • 26 to 3554 (19%)
  • 36 to 4527 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5523 (8%)
  • 56 to 6511 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.8%)
  • Over 755 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider158 (55%)
  • Passenger67 (23%)
  • Pedestrian63 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (67%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (11%)
  • Motorcycle40 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 1987.

Collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
336th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1987

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1987: 45, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681455515
2ndA671394818
3rdA680243303
4thA682192806
5thA56162624
6thB6214121700
7thB6238111403
8thB62326700
9thA6764401
10thA6774600
11thB62351100
12thB65271200
13thM651100

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1987

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1987: 63.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1987

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1987: 131.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1987, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years