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Rossendale road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2010, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2009 (192), and casualties rose from 276.

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

Collisions in 2010
185
Down 4% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
299
Up 8% on 2009
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2010

None of the collisions in Rossendale in 2010 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2413%
  • Slight16187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious279%
  • Slight27291%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2010 is highlighted, with 185, down 4% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (18%)
  • Tuesday20 (11%)
  • Wednesday29 (16%)
  • Thursday22 (12%)
  • Friday29 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (17%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (12%)
  • February15 (8.1%)
  • March13 (7%)
  • April10 (5.4%)
  • May16 (8.6%)
  • June21 (11%)
  • July11 (5.9%)
  • August16 (8.6%)
  • September15 (8.1%)
  • October7 (3.8%)
  • November20 (11%)
  • December19 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (7.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (51%)
  • Wet or damp69 (37%)
  • Snow12 (6.5%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph144 (78%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph6 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph14 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (17%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (74%)
  • Pedestrian27 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3%)
  • Van occupant9 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2039 (13%)
  • 21 to 2545 (15%)
  • 26 to 3551 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (14%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (60%)
  • Passenger92 (31%)
  • Pedestrian27 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car301 (81%)
  • Motorcycle16 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 2010.

Collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2010

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2010, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2010

The A56 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2010: 28, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56287103
2ndA681213703
3rdA682202801
4thA671141903
5thA680141903
6thB62386900
7thA617751000
8thB65275701
9thA6762201
10thB62322500
11thA60661200
12thA6171100
13thB62141100
14thB62361200

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2010

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2010: 55.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2010

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2010: 121.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years