Skip to main content
CrashStats

Rossendale road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 144 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2012, and 194 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2011 (177), and casualties fell from 264.

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

Collisions in 2012
144
Down 19% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
194
Down 27% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2012

0.7% of collisions in Rossendale in 2012 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3222%
  • Slight11177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3317%
  • Slight16082%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2012 is highlighted, with 144, down 19% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 144
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (13%)
  • Tuesday16 (11%)
  • Wednesday29 (20%)
  • Thursday16 (11%)
  • Friday20 (14%)
  • Saturday24 (17%)
  • Sunday21 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.9%)
  • February12 (8.3%)
  • March13 (9%)
  • April12 (8.3%)
  • May15 (10%)
  • June11 (7.6%)
  • July15 (10%)
  • August15 (10%)
  • September10 (6.9%)
  • October12 (8.3%)
  • November12 (8.3%)
  • December10 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight112 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (17%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry88 (61%)
  • Wet or damp47 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4.9%)
  • Snow2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph104 (72%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph19 (13%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph6 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway96 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (15%)
  • Roundabout20 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (60%)
  • Pedestrian25 (13%)
  • Cyclist17 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2024 (12%)
  • 21 to 2529 (15%)
  • 26 to 3531 (16%)
  • 36 to 4539 (20%)
  • 46 to 5522 (11%)
  • 56 to 6512 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.2%)
  • Over 757 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider120 (62%)
  • Passenger49 (25%)
  • Pedestrian25 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (74%)
  • Motorcycle18 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 2012.

Collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2012

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2012, with 17 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2012

The A56 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2012: 27, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56273808
2ndA681203005
3rdA682162312
4thA671121501
5thB623271100
6thA6764400
7thA6804801
8thB62383301
9thB65273301
10thA60662300
11thB62141101
12thB62361100

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2012

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2012: 39.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2012

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2012: 90.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2012.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years