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Rossendale road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 96 road traffic collisions in Rossendale in 2025, and 129 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2024 (107), and casualties fell from 143.

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

Collisions in 2025
96
Down 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
129
Down 10% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Rossendale in 2025

1% of collisions in Rossendale in 2025 were fatal and 41% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Rossendale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious3941%
  • Slight5658%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious4233%
  • Slight8667%

Rossendale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rossendale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 270 in 2005. 2025 is highlighted, with 96, down 10% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (22%)
  • Tuesday10 (10%)
  • Wednesday14 (15%)
  • Thursday19 (20%)
  • Friday9 (9.4%)
  • Saturday19 (20%)
  • Sunday4 (4.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (6.3%)
  • February8 (8.3%)
  • March10 (10%)
  • April10 (10%)
  • May8 (8.3%)
  • June6 (6.3%)
  • July12 (13%)
  • August7 (7.3%)
  • September8 (8.3%)
  • October6 (6.3%)
  • November7 (7.3%)
  • December8 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight69 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (4.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (7.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other3 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry72 (75%)
  • Wet or damp23 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (8.3%)
  • 30 mph69 (72%)
  • 40 mph1 (1%)
  • 50 mph9 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph7 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway81 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (11%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rossendale in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant63 (49%)
  • Pedestrian20 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (14%)
  • Cyclist8 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2012 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2512 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3524 (19%)
  • 36 to 4519 (15%)
  • 46 to 5511 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6514 (11%)
  • 66 to 7512 (9.3%)
  • Over 755 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider85 (66%)
  • Passenger24 (19%)
  • Pedestrian20 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car140 (74%)
  • Motorcycle18 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rossendale in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rossendale had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 2025.

Collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rossendale in 2025

Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rossendale in 2025, with 8 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Rossendale with the most crashes in 2025

The A671 and A681 had the most collisions in Rossendale in 2025, with 14 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rossendale, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671141706
2ndA681141507
3rdA56112202
4thA6827711
5thA68061505
6thB62325803
7thB65273402
8thB62362200
9thB62382200
10thA11200
11thA60661101
12thB62141200
13thB62351100

Towns in Rossendale: crashes in 2025

Rawtenstall had the most collisions of any town in Rossendale in 2025: 26.

Postcode districts in Rossendale: crashes in 2025

BB4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rossendale in 2025: 54.

Latest crashes in Rossendale in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Rossendale in 2025, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2025.

Severity

Rossendale road accidents in other years