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Rossendale road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 98 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2020, and 125 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2019 (107), and casualties fell from 139.

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

Collisions in 2020
98
Down 8% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
125
Down 10% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2020

1% of collisions in Rossendale in 2020 were fatal and 40% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious3940%
  • Slight5859%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious4334%
  • Slight8165%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2020 is highlighted, with 98, down 8% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 98
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (15%)
  • Tuesday18 (18%)
  • Wednesday12 (12%)
  • Thursday15 (15%)
  • Friday15 (15%)
  • Saturday15 (15%)
  • Sunday8 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (14%)
  • February14 (14%)
  • March4 (4.1%)
  • April3 (3.1%)
  • May8 (8.2%)
  • June8 (8.2%)
  • July8 (8.2%)
  • August6 (6.1%)
  • September10 (10%)
  • October9 (9.2%)
  • November9 (9.2%)
  • December5 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight64 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds68 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other4 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (64%)
  • Wet or damp31 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph77 (79%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (2%)
  • 70 mph7 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway77 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (14%)
  • Roundabout4 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant71 (57%)
  • Pedestrian25 (20%)
  • Cyclist12 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 159 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 206 (4.8%)
  • 21 to 2513 (10%)
  • 26 to 3520 (16%)
  • 36 to 4518 (14%)
  • 46 to 5521 (17%)
  • 56 to 6517 (14%)
  • 66 to 759 (7.2%)
  • Over 755 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider75 (60%)
  • Passenger25 (20%)
  • Pedestrian25 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car125 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle11 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (5.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 2020.

Collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
195th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2020

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2020, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2020

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2020: 19, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6811922011
2ndA56122104
3rdA67181003
4thA68271203
5thA68061002
6thB62323301
7thB62383300
8thB62142200
9thB65272201
10thA11200
11thA60661100
12thA6761100
13thB62361100

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2020

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2020: 26.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2020

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2020: 58.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2020, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years