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Rossendale road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 94 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2023, and 126 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2022 (96), and casualties fell from 128.

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

Collisions in 2023
94
Down 2% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
126
Down 2% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2023

2.1% of collisions in Rossendale in 2023 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.1%
  • Serious2830%
  • Slight6468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious3225%
  • Slight9273%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2023 is highlighted, with 94, down 2% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 94
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (16%)
  • Tuesday16 (17%)
  • Wednesday13 (14%)
  • Thursday9 (9.6%)
  • Friday15 (16%)
  • Saturday14 (15%)
  • Sunday12 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (8.5%)
  • February10 (11%)
  • March11 (12%)
  • April5 (5.3%)
  • May9 (9.6%)
  • June10 (11%)
  • July4 (4.3%)
  • August2 (2.1%)
  • September8 (8.5%)
  • October7 (7.4%)
  • November15 (16%)
  • December5 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight57 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds64 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other8 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry56 (60%)
  • Wet or damp31 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph65 (69%)
  • 40 mph6 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph8 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway74 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (13%)
  • Roundabout5 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant88 (70%)
  • Pedestrian18 (14%)
  • Cyclist10 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (4%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (4%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2013 (10%)
  • 21 to 2517 (13%)
  • 26 to 3523 (18%)
  • 36 to 4518 (14%)
  • 46 to 5520 (16%)
  • 56 to 6515 (12%)
  • 66 to 754 (3.2%)
  • Over 755 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider80 (63%)
  • Passenger28 (22%)
  • Pedestrian18 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car139 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle6 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2023.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2023

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2023, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2023

The A682 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2023: 12, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA682121204
2ndA56111601
3rdA681111502
4thA67171112
5thA6806803
6thB652741210
7thB62323400
8thB62383300
9thM662200
10thA11100
11thA60661101
12thB62141101
13thB62351201
14thB62361101

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2023

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2023: 34.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2023

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2023: 68.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2023.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years