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Rossendale road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 96 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2022, and 128 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2021 (107), and casualties fell from 131.

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

Collisions in 2022
96
Down 10% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
128
Down 2% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2022

1% of collisions in Rossendale in 2022 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2930%
  • Slight6669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3326%
  • Slight9473%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2022 is highlighted, with 96, down 10% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 96
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (23%)
  • Tuesday12 (13%)
  • Wednesday11 (11%)
  • Thursday12 (13%)
  • Friday17 (18%)
  • Saturday13 (14%)
  • Sunday9 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (7.3%)
  • February8 (8.3%)
  • March8 (8.3%)
  • April7 (7.3%)
  • May8 (8.3%)
  • June10 (10%)
  • July8 (8.3%)
  • August6 (6.3%)
  • September8 (8.3%)
  • October8 (8.3%)
  • November12 (13%)
  • December6 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight70 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds62 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Other5 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry60 (63%)
  • Wet or damp33 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (6.3%)
  • 30 mph74 (77%)
  • 40 mph1 (1%)
  • 50 mph6 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph5 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway79 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant76 (59%)
  • Pedestrian19 (15%)
  • Cyclist12 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (7%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2019 (15%)
  • 21 to 259 (7%)
  • 26 to 3522 (17%)
  • 36 to 4517 (13%)
  • 46 to 5515 (12%)
  • 56 to 6513 (10%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.9%)
  • Over 757 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider80 (63%)
  • Passenger29 (23%)
  • Pedestrian19 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car135 (76%)
  • Motorcycle13 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 2022.

Collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2022

Greenfield & Eden, Rossendale, BB4 5EB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2022, with 14 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2022

The A680 and A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2022, with 12 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA680121406
2ndA681121302
3rdA56111501
4thA671102204
5thA68271004
6thB62384402
7thA60663301
8thB62142200
9thB62322300
10thB62351101
11thB62361500

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2022

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2022: 27.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2022

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2022: 60.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2022, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years