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Rossendale road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1989, and 302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1988 (236), and casualties fell from 330.

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

Collisions in 1989
235
Level with 1988
Casualties in 1989
302
Down 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1989

1.7% of collisions in Rossendale in 1989 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious3113%
  • Slight20085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight25785%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1989 is highlighted, with 235, level with 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (16%)
  • Tuesday17 (7.2%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday47 (20%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (10%)
  • February18 (7.7%)
  • March21 (8.9%)
  • April19 (8.1%)
  • May24 (10%)
  • June16 (6.8%)
  • July15 (6.4%)
  • August23 (9.8%)
  • September21 (8.9%)
  • October18 (7.7%)
  • November21 (8.9%)
  • December15 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (58%)
  • Wet or damp80 (34%)
  • Frost or ice16 (6.8%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (79%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph26 (11%)
  • 70 mph18 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (54%)
  • Pedestrian73 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2078 (26%)
  • 21 to 2550 (17%)
  • 26 to 3537 (12%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5511 (3.6%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.6%)
  • Over 758 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider145 (48%)
  • Passenger84 (28%)
  • Pedestrian73 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car290 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Rossendale

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Rossendale ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 1989.

Collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
342nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1989

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1989: 42, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681424702
2ndA680323516
3rdA671284115
4thA682172304
5thA56152412
6thB6232101301
7thB6238101303
8thB62145501
9thA67641011
10thA6774600
11thB65274400
12thA60663401

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1989

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1989: 67.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1989

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1989: 141.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1989, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Rossendale road accidents in other years