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Rossendale road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2004, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2003 (255), and casualties fell from 386.

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

Collisions in 2004
242
Down 5% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
367
Down 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2004

0.8% of collisions in Rossendale in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3213%
  • Slight20886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4813%
  • Slight31686%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2004 is highlighted, with 242, down 5% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (18%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.5%)
  • February15 (6.2%)
  • March15 (6.2%)
  • April15 (6.2%)
  • May29 (12%)
  • June27 (11%)
  • July19 (7.9%)
  • August18 (7.4%)
  • September27 (11%)
  • October18 (7.4%)
  • November19 (7.9%)
  • December17 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (52%)
  • Wet or damp101 (42%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.5%)
  • Mud5 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (67%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (5%)
  • 60 mph18 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph38 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (19%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (73%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2053 (14%)
  • 21 to 2562 (17%)
  • 26 to 3579 (22%)
  • 36 to 4551 (14%)
  • 46 to 5537 (10%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.5%)
  • Over 758 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (63%)
  • Passenger104 (28%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car362 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rossendale ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 2004.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2004

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2004, with 30 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2004

The A56 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2004: 36, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56365705
2ndA681335506
3rdA682263801
4thA671213103
5thA680213103
6thA6177163010
7thB621471811
8thB623861201
9thB652751101
10thA60662200
11thA6762201
12thM652300
13thA6771100
14thB62351100
15thB62361100
16thM661201

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2004

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2004: 71.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2004

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2004: 162.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2004.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years