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Rossendale road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2001, and 378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 31% on 2000 (197), and casualties rose from 301.

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

Collisions in 2001
258
Up 31% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
378
Up 26% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2001

1.9% of collisions in Rossendale in 2001 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious3413%
  • Slight21985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious379.8%
  • Slight33689%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2001 is highlighted, with 258, up 31% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (16%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday42 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.8%)
  • February15 (5.8%)
  • March16 (6.2%)
  • April17 (6.6%)
  • May21 (8.1%)
  • June21 (8.1%)
  • July18 (7%)
  • August23 (8.9%)
  • September24 (9.3%)
  • October23 (8.9%)
  • November30 (12%)
  • December30 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (22%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp131 (51%)
  • Dry119 (46%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Mud3 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph208 (81%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph10 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph21 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (15%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (70%)
  • Pedestrian52 (14%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2049 (13%)
  • 21 to 2554 (14%)
  • 26 to 3565 (17%)
  • 36 to 4552 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.2%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (56%)
  • Passenger115 (30%)
  • Pedestrian52 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle20 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Rossendale

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rossendale ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 2001.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2001

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2001, with 38 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2001

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2001: 55, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681558417
2ndA56284600
3rdA671273713
4thA680264222
5thA682233501
6thA67681102
7thA61775702
8thB62385902
9thA60664601
10thB62144400
11thB65274800
12thB62362200
13thB62351100
14thM651200
15thM661200

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2001

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2001: 84.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2001

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2001: 158.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2001, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years