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Rossendale road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 107 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2024, and 143 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2023 (94), and casualties rose from 126.

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

Collisions in 2024
107
Up 14% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
143
Up 13% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2024

1.9% of collisions in Rossendale in 2024 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious2523%
  • Slight8075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious2820%
  • Slight11379%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2024 is highlighted, with 107, up 14% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (18%)
  • Tuesday18 (17%)
  • Wednesday17 (16%)
  • Thursday11 (10%)
  • Friday16 (15%)
  • Saturday14 (13%)
  • Sunday12 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (9.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7.5%)
  • February5 (4.7%)
  • March9 (8.4%)
  • April8 (7.5%)
  • May20 (19%)
  • June14 (13%)
  • July9 (8.4%)
  • August5 (4.7%)
  • September9 (8.4%)
  • October7 (6.5%)
  • November6 (5.6%)
  • December7 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry70 (65%)
  • Wet or damp32 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (8.4%)
  • 30 mph74 (69%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph12 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway86 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (16%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant85 (59%)
  • Pedestrian31 (22%)
  • Cyclist12 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.2%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 106 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2021 (15%)
  • 21 to 2514 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3524 (17%)
  • 36 to 4518 (13%)
  • 46 to 5516 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (13%)
  • 66 to 7513 (9.1%)
  • Over 754 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider82 (57%)
  • Pedestrian31 (22%)
  • Passenger30 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car152 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle5 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 2024.

Collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2024

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2024, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2024

The A56 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2024: 18, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56182901
2ndA681141802
3rdA671131403
4thA6806801
5thA6824402
6thB62323302
7thB62383610
8thB65272302
9thA60661201
10thB62141200
11thB62351100
12thB62361101

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2024

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2024: 27.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2024

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2024: 68.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 14 December 2024.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years