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Rossendale road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1995, and 287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1994 (194), and casualties rose from 263.

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

Collisions in 1995
202
Up 4% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
287
Up 9% on 1994
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1995

2% of collisions in Rossendale in 1995 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious4924%
  • Slight14974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious6121%
  • Slight22277%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1995 is highlighted, with 202, up 4% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (17%)
  • Friday34 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.4%)
  • February14 (6.9%)
  • March14 (6.9%)
  • April12 (5.9%)
  • May22 (11%)
  • June19 (9.4%)
  • July18 (8.9%)
  • August14 (6.9%)
  • September20 (9.9%)
  • October18 (8.9%)
  • November16 (7.9%)
  • December20 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (65%)
  • Wet or damp65 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph179 (89%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph10 (5%)
  • 70 mph8 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (60%)
  • Pedestrian66 (23%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (9.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (10%)
  • 16 to 2039 (14%)
  • 21 to 2543 (15%)
  • 26 to 3551 (18%)
  • 36 to 4526 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5532 (11%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.4%)
  • Over 757 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (47%)
  • Passenger85 (30%)
  • Pedestrian66 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car270 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle12 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 1995.

Collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1995

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1995: 38, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6813853110
2ndA680263404
3rdA6712534110
4thA682142204
5thA5691210
6thB623891002
7thB62326902
8thB62145900
9thB65274401
10thA6773702
11thA60662400
12thA6762200
13thB62352200
14thA6661100

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1995

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1995: 61.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1995

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1995: 110.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1995, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years