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Rossendale road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1994, and 263 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1993 (205), and casualties fell from 289.

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

Collisions in 1994
194
Down 5% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
263
Down 9% on 1993
Fatal collisions
7
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1994

3.6% of collisions in Rossendale in 1994 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.6%
  • Serious5227%
  • Slight13570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious6826%
  • Slight18771%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1994 is highlighted, with 194, down 5% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday22 (11%)
  • Thursday35 (18%)
  • Friday31 (16%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (8.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (10%)
  • February14 (7.2%)
  • March19 (9.8%)
  • April12 (6.2%)
  • May13 (6.7%)
  • June14 (7.2%)
  • July17 (8.8%)
  • August12 (6.2%)
  • September18 (9.3%)
  • October19 (9.8%)
  • November18 (9.3%)
  • December18 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (53%)
  • Wet or damp82 (42%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.6%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (82%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph12 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph16 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (11%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (56%)
  • Pedestrian66 (25%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.6%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (6.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2046 (17%)
  • 21 to 2531 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (17%)
  • 36 to 4528 (11%)
  • 46 to 5518 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (7.2%)
  • Over 759 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider124 (47%)
  • Passenger73 (28%)
  • Pedestrian66 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car252 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle14 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 1994.

Collisions
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
278th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1994

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1994: 40, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6814051212
2ndA671212909
3rdA680182404
4thA682162414
5thA56142005
6thB6232101402
7thB6238101103
8thB62147912
9thA67731020
10thA60662401
11thA6762200
12thA6831100
13thB62371100

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1994

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1994: 70.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1994

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1994: 124.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1994, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1994.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years