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Rossendale road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 106 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2017, and 138 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 30% on 2016 (152), and casualties fell from 203.

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

Collisions in 2017
106
Down 30% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
138
Down 32% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2017

3.8% of collisions in Rossendale in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.8%
  • Serious2120%
  • Slight8176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.6%
  • Serious2417%
  • Slight10979%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2017 is highlighted, with 106, down 30% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 106
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (12%)
  • Tuesday11 (10%)
  • Wednesday16 (15%)
  • Thursday17 (16%)
  • Friday21 (20%)
  • Saturday18 (17%)
  • Sunday10 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (14%)
  • February1 (0.9%)
  • March6 (5.7%)
  • April7 (6.6%)
  • May12 (11%)
  • June7 (6.6%)
  • July14 (13%)
  • August5 (4.7%)
  • September5 (4.7%)
  • October10 (9.4%)
  • November11 (10%)
  • December13 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight68 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds74 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (18%)
  • Fog or mist5 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry54 (51%)
  • Wet or damp47 (44%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (8.5%)
  • 30 mph66 (62%)
  • 40 mph6 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (11%)
  • 60 mph5 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph8 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway77 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (16%)
  • Roundabout8 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant89 (64%)
  • Pedestrian18 (13%)
  • Cyclist15 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (6.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2012 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2514 (10%)
  • 26 to 3538 (28%)
  • 36 to 4517 (12%)
  • 46 to 5520 (14%)
  • 56 to 6511 (8%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.8%)
  • Over 755 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider78 (57%)
  • Passenger42 (30%)
  • Pedestrian18 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car148 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle11 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2017

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2017 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Rossendale

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rossendale ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2017.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2017

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2017, with 17 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2017

The A56 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2017: 18, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56182904
2ndA682151601
3rdA671101311
4thA6819900
5thA68081213
6thB62326700
7thB62384510
8thB62142200
9thB62362400
10thA60661100
11thA6171100
12thA6741210
13thB62351200
14thB65271201

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2017

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2017: 32.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2017

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2017: 66.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2017, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years