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Rossendale road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 130 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2018, and 180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2017 (106), and casualties rose from 138.

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

Collisions in 2018
130
Up 23% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
180
Up 30% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2018

2.3% of collisions in Rossendale in 2018 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious2015%
  • Slight10782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious2212%
  • Slight15486%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2018 is highlighted, with 130, up 23% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 130
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (15%)
  • Tuesday20 (15%)
  • Wednesday27 (21%)
  • Thursday17 (13%)
  • Friday17 (13%)
  • Saturday13 (10%)
  • Sunday16 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (5.4%)
  • February7 (5.4%)
  • March9 (6.9%)
  • April7 (5.4%)
  • May18 (14%)
  • June12 (9.2%)
  • July10 (7.7%)
  • August13 (10%)
  • September10 (7.7%)
  • October15 (12%)
  • November13 (10%)
  • December9 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Other5 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry94 (72%)
  • Wet or damp32 (25%)
  • Snow4 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (6.2%)
  • 30 mph96 (74%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph10 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (12%)
  • Roundabout7 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (63%)
  • Pedestrian28 (16%)
  • Cyclist15 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (8.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2013 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 2519 (11%)
  • 26 to 3531 (17%)
  • 36 to 4523 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (15%)
  • 56 to 6519 (11%)
  • 66 to 7512 (6.7%)
  • Over 753 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider110 (61%)
  • Passenger42 (23%)
  • Pedestrian28 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car191 (77%)
  • Motorcycle15 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 2018.

Collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2018

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2018, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2018

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2018: 26, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681264024
2ndA56152411
3rdA680121301
4thA67181002
5thA6826601
6thB62384500
7thB623231200
8thB62362601
9thA60661200
10thA6171100
11thA61771101
12thB62141100
13thB62341100
14thB62351100
15thB65271100
16thM661300

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2018

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2018: 43.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2018

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2018: 89.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years