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Rossendale road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 146 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2013, and 216 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2012 (144), and casualties rose from 194.

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

Collisions in 2013
146
Up 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
216
Up 11% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2013

2.1% of collisions in Rossendale in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious2718%
  • Slight11679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3114%
  • Slight18284%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2013 is highlighted, with 146, up 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (20%)
  • Thursday24 (16%)
  • Friday16 (11%)
  • Saturday18 (12%)
  • Sunday15 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.2%)
  • February12 (8.2%)
  • March13 (8.9%)
  • April17 (12%)
  • May8 (5.5%)
  • June11 (7.5%)
  • July14 (9.6%)
  • August15 (10%)
  • September13 (8.9%)
  • October9 (6.2%)
  • November14 (9.6%)
  • December8 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight103 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (11%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (62%)
  • Wet or damp47 (32%)
  • Snow5 (3.4%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph102 (70%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph16 (11%)
  • 60 mph7 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph7 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (18%)
  • Roundabout9 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (65%)
  • Pedestrian35 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2024 (11%)
  • 21 to 2527 (13%)
  • 26 to 3539 (18%)
  • 36 to 4545 (21%)
  • 46 to 5522 (10%)
  • 56 to 6520 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.2%)
  • Over 757 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (56%)
  • Passenger60 (28%)
  • Pedestrian35 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car217 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle9 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 2013.

Collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2013

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2013, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2013

The A56 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2013: 19, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56193111
2ndA681182602
3rdA682172501
4thA671101303
5thA680101302
6thB623271612
7thB62143300
8thB62353301
9thB62383702
10thA60662200
11thA6461200
12thA6761110
13thB62361301
14thB65271101

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2013

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2013: 39.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2013

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2013: 93.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2013, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years