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Rossendale road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 246 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1998, and 358 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1997 (240), and casualties rose from 339.

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

Collisions in 1998
246
Up 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
358
Up 6% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1998

1.6% of collisions in Rossendale in 1998 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious6024%
  • Slight18274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious7521%
  • Slight27978%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1998 is highlighted, with 246, up 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (11%)
  • Tuesday38 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday48 (20%)
  • Friday33 (13%)
  • Saturday32 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.5%)
  • February14 (5.7%)
  • March20 (8.1%)
  • April25 (10%)
  • May17 (6.9%)
  • June22 (8.9%)
  • July15 (6.1%)
  • August19 (7.7%)
  • September23 (9.3%)
  • October21 (8.5%)
  • November21 (8.5%)
  • December28 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (50%)
  • Wet or damp111 (45%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (79%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph21 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph21 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (15%)
  • Roundabout5 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (67%)
  • Pedestrian48 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2055 (15%)
  • 21 to 2555 (15%)
  • 26 to 3585 (24%)
  • 36 to 4538 (11%)
  • 46 to 5538 (11%)
  • 56 to 6510 (2.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (60%)
  • Passenger96 (27%)
  • Pedestrian48 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car345 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 1998.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1998

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1998: 50, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681508328
2ndA6712945011
3rdA680243817
4thA56213014
5thA682172405
6thA6177101403
7thB6238101103
8thB621471104
9thB65274400
10thA60663302
11thA6763502
12thB62363602
13thB62322200
14thB62352401
15thM652300
16thM661100

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1998

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1998: 74.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1998

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1998: 146.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1998, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years