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Rossendale road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 228 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1991, and 306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1990 (260), and casualties fell from 348.

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

Collisions in 1991
228
Down 12% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
306
Down 12% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1991

3.1% of collisions in Rossendale in 1991 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.1%
  • Serious2913%
  • Slight19284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious3712%
  • Slight26286%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1991 is highlighted, with 228, down 12% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (8.8%)
  • Thursday34 (15%)
  • Friday47 (21%)
  • Saturday36 (16%)
  • Sunday23 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.2%)
  • February15 (6.6%)
  • March14 (6.1%)
  • April19 (8.3%)
  • May19 (8.3%)
  • June21 (9.2%)
  • July17 (7.5%)
  • August19 (8.3%)
  • September19 (8.3%)
  • October23 (10%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December18 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (53%)
  • Wet or damp90 (39%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.8%)
  • Snow6 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (83%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph15 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (54%)
  • Pedestrian80 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (5.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2058 (19%)
  • 21 to 2546 (15%)
  • 26 to 3556 (18%)
  • 36 to 4525 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5513 (4.2%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.9%)
  • Over 7510 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider143 (47%)
  • Passenger83 (27%)
  • Pedestrian80 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car284 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Rossendale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rossendale ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 1991.

Collisions
331st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
341st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1991

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1991: 45, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681455326
2ndA671233403
3rdA682223414
4thA680212402
5thA56141921
6thB6238111611
7thB6214101703
8thB623281403
9thA67651202
10thB65274601
11thA6773700
12thB62353301
13thA60662200

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1991

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1991: 66.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1991

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1991: 145.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1991.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years