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Rossendale road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 107 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2019, and 139 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2018 (130), and casualties fell from 180.

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

Collisions in 2019
107
Down 18% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
139
Down 23% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2019

0.9% of collisions in Rossendale in 2019 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2826%
  • Slight7873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2921%
  • Slight10978%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2019 is highlighted, with 107, down 18% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 107
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (14%)
  • Tuesday13 (12%)
  • Wednesday14 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (22%)
  • Friday13 (12%)
  • Saturday14 (13%)
  • Sunday14 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (8.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (9.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5911 (10%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (10%)
  • February7 (6.5%)
  • March7 (6.5%)
  • April5 (4.7%)
  • May7 (6.5%)
  • June18 (17%)
  • July10 (9.3%)
  • August4 (3.7%)
  • September10 (9.3%)
  • October10 (9.3%)
  • November11 (10%)
  • December7 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight69 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds74 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry61 (57%)
  • Wet or damp43 (40%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (10%)
  • 30 mph78 (73%)
  • 40 mph5 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph5 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (11%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant89 (64%)
  • Pedestrian24 (17%)
  • Cyclist10 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 105 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2015 (11%)
  • 21 to 2516 (12%)
  • 26 to 3529 (21%)
  • 36 to 4520 (14%)
  • 46 to 5518 (13%)
  • 56 to 6516 (12%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.6%)
  • Over 755 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider89 (64%)
  • Passenger26 (19%)
  • Pedestrian24 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car155 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle10 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 2019.

Collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2019

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2019, with 14 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2019

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2019: 25, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681253218
2ndA671131804
3rdA5691303
4thA68091301
5thA6827802
6thB62362200
7thA591101
8thB62321100
9thB65271100
10thM661500

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2019

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2019: 35.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2019

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2019: 61.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years