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Rossendale road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2006, and 363 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2005 (270), and casualties fell from 410.

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

Collisions in 2006
248
Down 8% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
363
Down 11% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2006

1.6% of collisions in Rossendale in 2006 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious4719%
  • Slight19779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5916%
  • Slight30083%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2006 is highlighted, with 248, down 8% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (17%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (18%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday24 (9.7%)
  • Sunday25 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.7%)
  • February16 (6.5%)
  • March24 (9.7%)
  • April21 (8.5%)
  • May19 (7.7%)
  • June22 (8.9%)
  • July20 (8.1%)
  • August12 (4.8%)
  • September27 (11%)
  • October20 (8.1%)
  • November20 (8.1%)
  • December28 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (55%)
  • Wet or damp104 (42%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (71%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph15 (6%)
  • 70 mph34 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway192 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (17%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (64%)
  • Pedestrian45 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2054 (15%)
  • 21 to 2527 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3591 (25%)
  • 36 to 4564 (18%)
  • 46 to 5529 (8%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.3%)
  • Over 7511 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (56%)
  • Passenger113 (31%)
  • Pedestrian45 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2006.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2006

Greenfield & Eden, Rossendale, BB4 5EB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2006, with 36 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2006

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2006: 35, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681355117
2ndA56335723
3rdA682203104
4thA671172306
5thA680131501
6thB623261110
7thB62386701
8thA6775603
9thB62144501
10thA61773500
11thM6621000
12thA60661200
13thA6761200
14thA6921101
15thA811100
16thB62351100
17thB65271101

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2006

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2006: 67.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2006

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2006: 157.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2006, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years