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Rossendale road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1996, and 312 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1995 (202), and casualties rose from 287.

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

Collisions in 1996
243
Up 20% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
312
Up 9% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1996

1.2% of collisions in Rossendale in 1996 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5422%
  • Slight18677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious6220%
  • Slight24679%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1996 is highlighted, with 243, up 20% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday45 (19%)
  • Saturday40 (16%)
  • Sunday23 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.1%)
  • February17 (7%)
  • March23 (9.5%)
  • April22 (9.1%)
  • May15 (6.2%)
  • June22 (9.1%)
  • July21 (8.6%)
  • August16 (6.6%)
  • September17 (7%)
  • October29 (12%)
  • November30 (12%)
  • December21 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (56%)
  • Wet or damp98 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (79%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph19 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph23 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (10%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (54%)
  • Pedestrian70 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (12%)
  • 16 to 2040 (13%)
  • 21 to 2531 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3574 (24%)
  • 36 to 4537 (12%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.2%)
  • Over 753 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (51%)
  • Passenger83 (27%)
  • Pedestrian70 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car313 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 1996.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1996

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1996: 40, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681404804
2ndA6712840211
3rdA56243304
4thA6802429010
5thA682222604
6thB623291810
7thB623881101
8thB652771102
9thB62146700
10thA60663502
11thA6773301
12thA6762200
13thA6661101
14thB62351100

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1996

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1996: 65.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1996

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1996: 134.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1996, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years