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Rossendale road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1997, and 339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (243), and casualties rose from 312.

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

Collisions in 1997
240
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
339
Up 9% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1997

0.8% of collisions in Rossendale in 1997 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6226%
  • Slight17673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7823%
  • Slight25976%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1997 is highlighted, with 240, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (17%)
  • Thursday29 (12%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.2%)
  • February13 (5.4%)
  • March23 (9.6%)
  • April16 (6.7%)
  • May16 (6.7%)
  • June20 (8.3%)
  • July21 (8.8%)
  • August18 (7.5%)
  • September20 (8.3%)
  • October19 (7.9%)
  • November22 (9.2%)
  • December30 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (58%)
  • Wet or damp92 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph190 (79%)
  • 40 mph12 (5%)
  • 60 mph20 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph18 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (12%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (65%)
  • Pedestrian52 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (8%)
  • 16 to 2054 (16%)
  • 21 to 2551 (15%)
  • 26 to 3569 (20%)
  • 36 to 4550 (15%)
  • 46 to 5528 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 656 (1.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.1%)
  • Over 7510 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (55%)
  • Passenger99 (29%)
  • Pedestrian52 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 1997.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1997

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1997: 53, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6815373014
2ndA680264105
3rdA682202718
4thA56182305
5thA671183009
6thB623891202
7thA606671001
8thB62327902
9thB621461011
10thA67751101
11thB65274701
12thA6763401
13thB62351401

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1997

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1997: 73.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1997

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1997: 150.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years