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Rossendale road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 196 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1992, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1991 (228), and casualties fell from 306.

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

Collisions in 1992
196
Down 14% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
271
Down 11% on 1991
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1992

1% of collisions in Rossendale in 1992 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious4121%
  • Slight15378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4617%
  • Slight22382%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1992 is highlighted, with 196, down 14% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (19%)
  • Friday37 (19%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.7%)
  • February9 (4.6%)
  • March17 (8.7%)
  • April16 (8.2%)
  • May14 (7.1%)
  • June17 (8.7%)
  • July16 (8.2%)
  • August19 (9.7%)
  • September22 (11%)
  • October15 (7.7%)
  • November19 (9.7%)
  • December17 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp99 (51%)
  • Dry85 (43%)
  • Frost or ice11 (5.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (74%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph28 (14%)
  • 70 mph13 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (10%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (59%)
  • Pedestrian54 (20%)
  • Van occupant16 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2047 (17%)
  • 21 to 2532 (12%)
  • 26 to 3564 (24%)
  • 36 to 4527 (10%)
  • 46 to 5519 (7%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.1%)
  • Over 756 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider139 (51%)
  • Passenger78 (29%)
  • Pedestrian54 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car239 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle13 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.2%)
  • Minibus4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 1992.

Collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1992

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1992: 33, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681334508
2ndA680233402
3rdA56213503
4thA671182204
5thA682111504
6thB62148912
7thB62328901
8thB623881103
9thA67771102
10thA60663901
11thA6763301
12thB65273300
13thB62352201

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1992

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1992: 52.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1992

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1992: 124.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1992, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years