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Rossendale road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 107 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2021, and 131 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2020 (98), and casualties rose from 125.

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

Collisions in 2021
107
Up 9% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
131
Up 5% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2021

1.9% of collisions in Rossendale in 2021 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious3634%
  • Slight6964%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious3829%
  • Slight9169%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2021 is highlighted, with 107, up 9% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (12%)
  • Tuesday17 (16%)
  • Wednesday19 (18%)
  • Thursday17 (16%)
  • Friday23 (21%)
  • Saturday11 (10%)
  • Sunday7 (6.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (3.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (8.4%)
  • February5 (4.7%)
  • March8 (7.5%)
  • April6 (5.6%)
  • May16 (15%)
  • June14 (13%)
  • July10 (9.3%)
  • August5 (4.7%)
  • September10 (9.3%)
  • October14 (13%)
  • November7 (6.5%)
  • December3 (2.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds73 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Other12 (11%)
  • Not recorded5 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry74 (69%)
  • Wet or damp28 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (11%)
  • 30 mph80 (75%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph5 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway91 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant74 (56%)
  • Pedestrian23 (18%)
  • Cyclist19 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 206 (4.6%)
  • 21 to 2510 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 3520 (15%)
  • 36 to 4524 (18%)
  • 46 to 5517 (13%)
  • 56 to 6514 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (11%)
  • Over 754 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider88 (67%)
  • Pedestrian23 (18%)
  • Passenger20 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car146 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle9 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rossendale ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 2021.

Collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
241st
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2021

Britannia & Lee Mill, Rossendale, OL13 0AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2021, with 14 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2021

The A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2021: 14, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA681141813
2ndA671111203
3rdA56101305
4thA68091002
5thA6826902
6thB62326902
7thB62142301
8thB62382201
9thA11100
10thA60661101
11thB62351110
12thB62361100
13thB65271100
14thM661200

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2021

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2021: 31.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2021

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2021: 64.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2021, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 17 December 2021.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years