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Rossendale road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2003, and 386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2002 (259), and casualties rose from 378.

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

Collisions in 2003
255
Down 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
386
Up 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2003

1.2% of collisions in Rossendale in 2003 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3715%
  • Slight21584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious3910%
  • Slight34489%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2003 is highlighted, with 255, down 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (16%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.2%)
  • February25 (9.8%)
  • March16 (6.3%)
  • April25 (9.8%)
  • May27 (11%)
  • June15 (5.9%)
  • July23 (9%)
  • August13 (5.1%)
  • September22 (8.6%)
  • October22 (8.6%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December19 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (17%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (51%)
  • Wet or damp114 (45%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Mud5 (2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph186 (73%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph13 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph41 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (18%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (71%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (8%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2059 (15%)
  • 21 to 2553 (14%)
  • 26 to 3584 (22%)
  • 36 to 4550 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (59%)
  • Passenger113 (29%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car376 (79%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 2003.

Collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2003

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2003, with 26 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2003

The A56 and A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2003, with 34 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56346303
2ndA681344704
3rdA671324707
4thA682203612
5thA680182811
6thA6177112104
7thB6238111411
8thB621491502
9thB65276800
10thM655601
11thA60664401
12thA6764401
13thB62362200
14thB62351200
15thM661100

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2003

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2003: 70.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2003

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2003: 144.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2003, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years