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Rossendale road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2014, and 219 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2013 (146), and casualties rose from 216.

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

Collisions in 2014
164
Up 12% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
219
Up 1% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2014

0.6% of collisions in Rossendale in 2014 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3622%
  • Slight12777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3918%
  • Slight17982%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2014 is highlighted, with 164, up 12% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 164
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (16%)
  • Wednesday18 (11%)
  • Thursday24 (15%)
  • Friday26 (16%)
  • Saturday25 (15%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.7%)
  • February14 (8.5%)
  • March19 (12%)
  • April10 (6.1%)
  • May17 (10%)
  • June15 (9.1%)
  • July22 (13%)
  • August13 (7.9%)
  • September15 (9.1%)
  • October5 (3%)
  • November14 (8.5%)
  • December9 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (63%)
  • Wet or damp56 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph122 (74%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph7 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (13%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (58%)
  • Pedestrian34 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist17 (7.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2022 (10%)
  • 21 to 2533 (15%)
  • 26 to 3538 (17%)
  • 36 to 4533 (15%)
  • 46 to 5536 (16%)
  • 56 to 6522 (10%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.5%)
  • Over 757 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (59%)
  • Passenger56 (26%)
  • Pedestrian34 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car230 (77%)
  • Motorcycle19 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 2014.

Collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2014

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2014, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2014

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2014: 27, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681273105
2ndA56183301
3rdA671182107
4thA680131717
5thA682131504
6thB623281201
7thB623861001
8thB62364502
9thB65273401
10thA60662300
11thB62142300
12thA6761100
13thB62351100

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2014

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2014: 47.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2014

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2014: 106.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 21 December 2014.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years