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Rossendale road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 259 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2002, and 378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2001 (258), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2002
259
Level with 2001
Casualties in 2002
378
Level with 2001
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2002

0.8% of collisions in Rossendale in 2002 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3714%
  • Slight22085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight33689%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2002 is highlighted, with 259, level with 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (16%)
  • Friday47 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.7%)
  • February29 (11%)
  • March20 (7.7%)
  • April22 (8.5%)
  • May24 (9.3%)
  • June18 (6.9%)
  • July27 (10%)
  • August23 (8.9%)
  • September15 (5.8%)
  • October19 (7.3%)
  • November19 (7.3%)
  • December18 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp123 (47%)
  • Dry121 (47%)
  • Mud9 (3.5%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph190 (73%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph16 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph37 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (17%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (70%)
  • Pedestrian48 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2060 (16%)
  • 21 to 2538 (10%)
  • 26 to 3585 (22%)
  • 36 to 4551 (13%)
  • 46 to 5544 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.9%)
  • Over 757 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider226 (60%)
  • Passenger104 (28%)
  • Pedestrian48 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (80%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 2002.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2002

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2002, with 37 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2002

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2002: 48, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681487403
2ndA56344405
3rdA680233702
4thA682233024
5thA671223504
6thB621491200
7thA617771501
8thB62387900
9thB623661203
10thA60665502
11thB65273301
12thA6762200
13thB62352200
14thM652200
15thB63771101
16thM661200

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2002

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2002: 63.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2002

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2002: 158.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2002, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2002.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years