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Rossendale road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1988, and 330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1987 (225), and casualties rose from 288.

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

Collisions in 1988
236
Up 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
330
Up 15% on 1987
Fatal collisions
10
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1988

4.2% of collisions in Rossendale in 1988 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal104.2%
  • Serious3314%
  • Slight19382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103%
  • Serious4514%
  • Slight27583%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1988 is highlighted, with 236, up 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (11%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday50 (21%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday23 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.5%)
  • February17 (7.2%)
  • March14 (5.9%)
  • April14 (5.9%)
  • May27 (11%)
  • June21 (8.9%)
  • July11 (4.7%)
  • August24 (10%)
  • September21 (8.9%)
  • October20 (8.5%)
  • November30 (13%)
  • December24 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (56%)
  • Wet or damp92 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3%)
  • Snow4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (83%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph16 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (50%)
  • Pedestrian78 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (10%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1033 (10%)
  • 11 to 1528 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2069 (21%)
  • 21 to 2548 (15%)
  • 26 to 3538 (12%)
  • 36 to 4535 (11%)
  • 46 to 5520 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6511 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.9%)
  • Over 7516 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (46%)
  • Passenger101 (31%)
  • Pedestrian78 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car273 (72%)
  • Motorcycle35 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 1988.

Collisions
334th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
341st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1988

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1988: 46, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681465515
2ndA671365354
3rdA680244204
4thA56182625
5thA682131713
6thB6214111401
7thB623261201
8thB623861102
9thA67751601
10thA6763300
11thB65272201
12thA60661100

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1988

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1988: 70.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1988

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1988: 135.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1988, 3 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years