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Rossendale road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 152 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2016, and 203 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2015 (145), and casualties rose from 202.

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

Collisions in 2016
152
Up 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
203
Level with 2015
Fatal collisions
3
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2016

2% of collisions in Rossendale in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious2818%
  • Slight12180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3115%
  • Slight16983%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2016 is highlighted, with 152, up 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 152
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (16%)
  • Tuesday19 (13%)
  • Wednesday24 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (16%)
  • Friday29 (19%)
  • Saturday18 (12%)
  • Sunday13 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.9%)
  • February17 (11%)
  • March16 (11%)
  • April12 (7.9%)
  • May11 (7.2%)
  • June12 (7.9%)
  • July7 (4.6%)
  • August14 (9.2%)
  • September14 (9.2%)
  • October10 (6.6%)
  • November14 (9.2%)
  • December13 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds115 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry83 (55%)
  • Wet or damp59 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4.6%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (7.9%)
  • 30 mph108 (71%)
  • 40 mph3 (2%)
  • 50 mph16 (11%)
  • 60 mph5 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph8 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway116 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (13%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (55%)
  • Pedestrian32 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (12%)
  • Cyclist15 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 109 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2019 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2530 (15%)
  • 26 to 3542 (21%)
  • 36 to 4527 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (15%)
  • 56 to 6517 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.4%)
  • Over 752 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider127 (63%)
  • Passenger44 (22%)
  • Pedestrian32 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car217 (74%)
  • Motorcycle25 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 2016.

Collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2016

Greenfield & Eden, Rossendale, BB4 5EB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2016, with 25 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2016

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2016: 21, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681212615
2ndA56204103
3rdA671172303
4thA680121512
5thB6232122002
6thA682101000
7thB62384404
8thB65273400
9thA61772200
10thA6762200
11thB62142200
12thA6171100
13thB62361300
14thM661100

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2016

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2016: 33.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2016

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2016: 89.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years