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Rossendale road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2011, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2010 (185), and casualties fell from 299.

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

Collisions in 2011
177
Down 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
264
Down 12% on 2010
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2011

0.6% of collisions in Rossendale in 2011 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2916%
  • Slight14783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3011%
  • Slight23388%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2011 is highlighted, with 177, down 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (18%)
  • Wednesday22 (12%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday33 (19%)
  • Saturday19 (11%)
  • Sunday21 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9%)
  • February20 (11%)
  • March10 (5.6%)
  • April16 (9%)
  • May12 (6.8%)
  • June12 (6.8%)
  • July15 (8.5%)
  • August13 (7.3%)
  • September21 (12%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November11 (6.2%)
  • December12 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (63%)
  • Wet or damp56 (32%)
  • Snow5 (2.8%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (85%)
  • 40 mph7 (4%)
  • 50 mph7 (4%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (11%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (65%)
  • Cyclist25 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2034 (13%)
  • 21 to 2546 (17%)
  • 26 to 3539 (15%)
  • 36 to 4546 (17%)
  • 46 to 5539 (15%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.4%)
  • Over 755 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (63%)
  • Passenger74 (28%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car250 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 2011.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2011

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2011, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2011

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2011: 21, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681212703
2ndA671183202
3rdA680182801
4thA56172101
5thA682151903
6thB623281812
7thB621461001
8thA606651000
9thB62385600
10thB62353600
11thB62361300

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2011

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2011: 52.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2011

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2011: 115.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years