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Rossendale road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 192 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2009, and 276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2008 (199), and casualties rose from 271.

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

Collisions in 2009
192
Down 4% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
276
Up 2% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2009

1.6% of collisions in Rossendale in 2009 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3418%
  • Slight15581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3613%
  • Slight23786%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2009 is highlighted, with 192, down 4% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (11%)
  • Thursday25 (13%)
  • Friday30 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (20%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.9%)
  • February9 (4.7%)
  • March14 (7.3%)
  • April17 (8.9%)
  • May21 (11%)
  • June11 (5.7%)
  • July14 (7.3%)
  • August23 (12%)
  • September9 (4.7%)
  • October18 (9.4%)
  • November21 (11%)
  • December16 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry93 (48%)
  • Wet or damp84 (44%)
  • Snow9 (4.7%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (67%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph9 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph37 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (23%)
  • Roundabout20 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (75%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.1%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Horse rider3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2052 (19%)
  • 21 to 2546 (17%)
  • 26 to 3538 (14%)
  • 36 to 4540 (14%)
  • 46 to 5526 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.3%)
  • Over 7511 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (59%)
  • Passenger81 (29%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car275 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle10 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 2009.

Collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2009

Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 5BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2009, with 23 collisions.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2009

The A56 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2009: 44, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56446712
2ndA681243912
3rdA682192304
4thA671152305
5thA680141800
6thB623871003
7thB623261012
8thA60664501
9thA6763401
10thB62143600
11thB65273600
12thB62362201
13thM662501

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2009

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2009: 48.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2009

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2009: 118.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2009, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years