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Rossendale road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 260 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1990, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1989 (235), and casualties rose from 302.

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

Collisions in 1990
260
Up 11% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
348
Up 15% on 1989
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1990

1.5% of collisions in Rossendale in 1990 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious3313%
  • Slight22386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight30387%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1990 is highlighted, with 260, up 11% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (16%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday37 (14%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (7.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (11%)
  • February25 (9.6%)
  • March21 (8.1%)
  • April17 (6.5%)
  • May26 (10%)
  • June33 (13%)
  • July15 (5.8%)
  • August27 (10%)
  • September6 (2.3%)
  • October22 (8.5%)
  • November25 (9.6%)
  • December14 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (18%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (50%)
  • Wet or damp119 (46%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.1%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph208 (80%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph21 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph18 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (51%)
  • Pedestrian85 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist14 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (5.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2078 (22%)
  • 21 to 2551 (15%)
  • 26 to 3566 (19%)
  • 36 to 4536 (10%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.6%)
  • Over 756 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (48%)
  • Passenger96 (28%)
  • Pedestrian85 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car319 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (11%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Rossendale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Rossendale ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 1990.

Collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
342nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1990

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1990: 47, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681475503
2ndA671354705
3rdA680243103
4thA682242802
5thA56202804
6thB6214142113
7thB6232132202
8thB623891800
9thA6765901
10thA6775800
11thB652741010
12thA60663300
13thB62352200
14thM661110

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1990

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1990: 65.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1990

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1990: 160.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1990, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years