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Rossendale road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 216 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 1999, and 312 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1998 (246), and casualties fell from 358.

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

Collisions in 1999
216
Down 12% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
312
Down 13% on 1998
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 1999

0.5% of collisions in Rossendale in 1999 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5626%
  • Slight15974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6320%
  • Slight24879%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 1999 is highlighted, with 216, down 12% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (17%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.4%)
  • February8 (3.7%)
  • March10 (4.6%)
  • April13 (6%)
  • May20 (9.3%)
  • June11 (5.1%)
  • July18 (8.3%)
  • August22 (10%)
  • September27 (13%)
  • October28 (13%)
  • November22 (10%)
  • December21 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (56%)
  • Wet or damp85 (39%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph163 (75%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph28 (13%)
  • 70 mph15 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (11%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (66%)
  • Pedestrian45 (14%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1527 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2048 (15%)
  • 21 to 2540 (13%)
  • 26 to 3567 (21%)
  • 36 to 4537 (12%)
  • 46 to 5535 (11%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 753 (1%)
  • Over 758 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (56%)
  • Passenger91 (29%)
  • Pedestrian45 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle16 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 1999.

Collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 1999

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 1999: 37, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681376005
2ndA6713037010
3rdA680284107
4thA682172004
5thA6177122105
6thA56101401
7thB621461011
8thB623661104
9thM656800
10thA60663302
11thB62383300
12thB65271300

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 1999

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 1999: 67.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 1999

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 1999: 127.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years