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Rossendale road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 145 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2015, and 202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2014 (164), and casualties fell from 219.

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

Collisions in 2015
145
Down 12% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
202
Down 8% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2015

2.1% of collisions in Rossendale in 2015 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious2316%
  • Slight11982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious2512%
  • Slight17486%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2015 is highlighted, with 145, down 12% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 145
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (20%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday21 (14%)
  • Thursday20 (14%)
  • Friday25 (17%)
  • Saturday18 (12%)
  • Sunday15 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (11%)
  • February7 (4.8%)
  • March11 (7.6%)
  • April10 (6.9%)
  • May9 (6.2%)
  • June12 (8.3%)
  • July16 (11%)
  • August12 (8.3%)
  • September17 (12%)
  • October15 (10%)
  • November11 (7.6%)
  • December9 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight109 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds107 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (5.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other3 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry82 (57%)
  • Wet or damp60 (41%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph100 (69%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (13%)
  • 60 mph5 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph13 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway105 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (19%)
  • 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 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant131 (65%)
  • Pedestrian24 (12%)
  • Cyclist14 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2019 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2530 (15%)
  • 26 to 3541 (20%)
  • 36 to 4533 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (17%)
  • 56 to 6514 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 758 (4%)
  • Over 758 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (67%)
  • Passenger42 (21%)
  • Pedestrian24 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car225 (77%)
  • Motorcycle14 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rossendale ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 2015.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2015

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2015, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2015

The A56 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2015: 26, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56263301
2ndA681162612
3rdA680111202
4thA671101502
5thA682101312
6thB62327802
7thB62385700
8thB62144501
9thA60662400
10thB65272202
11thB62361200

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2015

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2015: 43.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2015

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2015: 87.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2015, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years