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Rossendale road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 270 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2005, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2004 (242), and casualties rose from 367.

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

Collisions in 2005
270
Up 12% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
410
Up 12% on 2004
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2005

2.2% of collisions in Rossendale in 2005 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious4216%
  • Slight22282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight35587%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2005 is highlighted, with 270, up 12% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.5%)
  • February17 (6.3%)
  • March21 (7.8%)
  • April29 (11%)
  • May19 (7%)
  • June23 (8.5%)
  • July24 (8.9%)
  • August19 (7%)
  • September32 (12%)
  • October25 (9.3%)
  • November23 (8.5%)
  • December15 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (56%)
  • Wet or damp105 (39%)
  • Snow7 (2.6%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph188 (70%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph20 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph33 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (69%)
  • Pedestrian48 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2066 (16%)
  • 21 to 2569 (17%)
  • 26 to 3582 (20%)
  • 36 to 4546 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.9%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (58%)
  • Passenger125 (30%)
  • Pedestrian48 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 2005.

Collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2005

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2005, with 41 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2005

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2005: 37, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681376128
2ndA56344512
3rdA671233614
4thA682223306
5thA680192912
6thA6177132701
7thB6238101902
8thB62143902
9thM653401
10thA6762202
11thB62322300
12thB62362301
13thA5811101
14thA60661100
15thA6461200
16thA6771200
17thB65271100

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2005

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2005: 85.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2005

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2005: 170.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2005, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2005.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years