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Rossendale road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2000, and 301 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1999 (216), and casualties fell from 312.

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

Collisions in 2000
197
Down 9% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
301
Down 4% on 1999
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2000

0.5% of collisions in Rossendale in 2000 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5126%
  • Slight14574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6120%
  • Slight23979%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2000 is highlighted, with 197, down 9% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (19%)
  • Tuesday20 (10%)
  • Wednesday30 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (13%)
  • Friday37 (19%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (12%)
  • February19 (9.6%)
  • March19 (9.6%)
  • April16 (8.1%)
  • May15 (7.6%)
  • June12 (6.1%)
  • July10 (5.1%)
  • August12 (6.1%)
  • September11 (5.6%)
  • October19 (9.6%)
  • November17 (8.6%)
  • December23 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (25%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp103 (52%)
  • Dry88 (45%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (72%)
  • 40 mph16 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (3%)
  • 60 mph14 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph20 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (13%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (64%)
  • Pedestrian52 (17%)
  • Cyclist15 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (4%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2043 (14%)
  • 21 to 2539 (13%)
  • 26 to 3560 (20%)
  • 36 to 4547 (16%)
  • 46 to 5528 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.3%)
  • Over 753 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (58%)
  • Passenger75 (25%)
  • Pedestrian52 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car284 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle16 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 2000.

Collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2000

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2000: 38, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6813854013
2ndA671212904
3rdA682213207
4thA680203114
5thA56193502
6thA617791202
7thB621461102
8thB623851102
9thM654900
10thA6763300
11thB62362401
12thB65272300

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2000

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2000: 59.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2000

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2000: 120.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2000, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years