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Rossendale road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2008, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2007 (229), and casualties fell from 367.

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

Collisions in 2008
199
Down 13% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
271
Down 26% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2008

1% of collisions in Rossendale in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious2513%
  • Slight17286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious269.6%
  • Slight24390%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2008 is highlighted, with 199, down 13% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (16%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday27 (14%)
  • Friday28 (14%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8%)
  • February11 (5.5%)
  • March15 (7.5%)
  • April20 (10%)
  • May15 (7.5%)
  • June17 (8.5%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August10 (5%)
  • September30 (15%)
  • October17 (8.5%)
  • November14 (7%)
  • December14 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (52%)
  • Wet or damp91 (46%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph147 (74%)
  • 40 mph4 (2%)
  • 50 mph11 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph31 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (16%)
  • Roundabout15 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (69%)
  • Pedestrian28 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2031 (11%)
  • 21 to 2535 (13%)
  • 26 to 3556 (21%)
  • 36 to 4537 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (15%)
  • 56 to 6528 (10%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.4%)
  • Over 757 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (66%)
  • Passenger64 (24%)
  • Pedestrian28 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 2008.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2008

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2008, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2008

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2008: 32, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681324304
2ndA56303824
3rdA680253503
4thA671203903
5thA682172002
6thB6232111700
7thB62385601
8thA61773500
9thB62143401
10thA60662200
11thB62352300
12thA6761100
13thA6771100
14thB62361100
15thB62371100
16thM661100

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2008

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2008: 52.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2008

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2008: 127.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2008, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years