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Rossendale road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2007, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2006 (248), and casualties rose from 363.

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

Collisions in 2007
229
Down 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
367
Up 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2007

0.9% of collisions in Rossendale in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3114%
  • Slight19686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight32689%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2007 is highlighted, with 229, down 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.8%)
  • February18 (7.9%)
  • March11 (4.8%)
  • April12 (5.2%)
  • May23 (10%)
  • June10 (4.4%)
  • July29 (13%)
  • August25 (11%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December16 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (50%)
  • Wet or damp107 (47%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (69%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph23 (10%)
  • 60 mph7 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph29 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (17%)
  • Roundabout20 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (73%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Cyclist4 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2073 (20%)
  • 21 to 2554 (15%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4560 (16%)
  • 46 to 5536 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.1%)
  • Over 757 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (59%)
  • Passenger116 (32%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car327 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.5%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 2007.

Collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2007

Greenfield & Eden, Rossendale, BB4 6LJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2007, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2007

The A56 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2007: 31, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56316502
2ndA681263709
3rdA671223905
4thA682203502
5thA680121700
6thB623282301
7thA617741010
8thA6774501
9thA6763300
10thB62142201
11thB62382302
12thA591100
13thA60661101
14thA61171200
15thA821200
16thB43221200
17thB52381100
18thB62341100
19thB62361300
20thB63771100

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2007

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2007: 41.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2007

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2007: 133.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2007, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years