Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 27 Aug 2025, 15:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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Helmshore, Rossendale, BB4 4HW area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 90 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Helmshore ward, Rossendale, from 2001 to 2025, with 116 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 21 were serious.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, down from 4 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 90
- 8,695th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 116
- 1.29 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 3
- 4 in 2024
Crash severity at the BB4 4HW hotspot
22 of the 90 collisions here (24%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal11.1%
- Serious2123%
- Slight6876%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 22
- Slightly injured
- 92
- All casualties
- 116
Accidents by year at the BB4 4HW hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 7 in 2001, against an average of 3.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the BB4 4HW hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 8 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2002 | 5 | 8 |
| 2001 | 7 | 9 |
Map of crashes at the BB4 4HW hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BB4 4HW.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Helmshore, Rossendale, BB4 4HW area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the BB4 4HW hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Helmshore
- Council area
- Rossendale
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- BB4 4HW
- Postcode district
- BB4
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 53.69036, -2.32751
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 27 August 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 8,695th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the BB4 4HW hotspot
87 of the 90 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Haslingden.
Accident hotspots near BB4 4HW
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Greenfield & Eden, Rossendale, BB4 6LJ area, 1.1 km away, with 336 collisions.
- Greenfield & Eden, Rossendale, BB4 6LJ area1.1 km away, 508 casualties336 collisions
- Greenfield & Eden, Rossendale, BB4 5EB area1.4 km away, 608 casualties429 collisions
- Greenfield & Eden, Rossendale, BL0 0HY area1.7 km away, 189 casualties125 collisions
- Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 5HN area2.3 km away, 140 casualties87 collisions
- Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 4AU area2.7 km away, 159 casualties78 collisions
- Longholme, Rossendale, BB4 8SQ area2.8 km away, 707 casualties519 collisions
- Greenfield & Eden, Rossendale, BL0 0LS area3 km away, 253 casualties158 collisions
- Goodshaw & Cribden, Rossendale, BB4 8HZ area3.4 km away, 81 casualties69 collisions
All 90 crashes at the BB4 4HW hotspot
Newest first, from 10 January 2001 to 27 August 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Mercedes Cla Class crash on the A56 in Rossendale, 2 Aug 2025, 17:44
- Mercedes Cla Class and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025041623992
- Slight
Ford Ecosport crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 19 Jan 2025, 10:20
- Ford Ecosport and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025041543641
- Slight
Peugeot 3008 crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 29 Oct 2024, 08:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041511786
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 4 Jun 2024, 20:00
- Vauxhall Astra, Skoda Superb and Volvo V60
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Mazda MX-5 crash on the B6235 in Rossendale, 23 Feb 2024, 08:25
- Mazda MX-5 and Ford Puma
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024041413182
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 31 Jan 2024, 13:26
- Volkswagen Golf and Renault Trafic
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Kia Xceed crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 20 Sep 2023, 15:27
- Kia Xceed and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the B6214 in Rossendale, 24 Jun 2023, 11:34
- Ford Fiesta, BMW 1 Series and Mercedes Gla Class
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023041322284
- Serious
Citroen C1 crash on the B6235 in Rossendale, 7 Oct 2022, 08:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 24 Jan 2022, 08:00
- 2 Vauxhall Astras
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022041135629
- Serious
Car crash on the B6214 in Rossendale, 23 Oct 2021, 01:18
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
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- Slight
Lorry crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 21 May 2021, 09:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 28 Mar 2021, 18:47
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the B6214 in Rossendale, 12 Jul 2020, 16:43
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040963893
- Serious
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 30 May 2020, 11:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 7 Mar 2020, 02:32
- Skoda Octavia and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040937473
- Slight
Vauxhall Combo crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 19 Feb 2020, 18:20
- Vauxhall Combo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040936760
- Serious
Mercedes C Class crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 18 Jan 2020, 17:13
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020040920673
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 13 Sep 2019, 15:00
- Ford Kuga and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040877466
- Slight
Volvo S40 crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 1 Aug 2019, 08:40
- Volvo S40 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040864545
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on the A56 in Rossendale, 18 Jun 2019, 23:17
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019040850482
- Slight
Chevrolet Captiva crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 27 Mar 2019, 19:52
- Chevrolet Captiva and Suzuki Swift
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019040850289
- Serious
Honda CRV crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 22 Aug 2018, 14:00
- Honda CRV and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B6214 in Rossendale, 24 Jun 2018, 18:35
- Volkswagen Golf and Peugeot 208
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201804EF18152
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 16 May 2018, 09:30
- Peugeot 206 and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201804EF18121
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 9 Mar 2018, 09:05
- Nissan Juke and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201804EF18046
- Slight
Ford Fusion crash on the B6214 in Rossendale, 6 Oct 2017, 13:19
- Ford Fusion and Audi A6
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201704EF17243
- Serious
Volvo crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 24 May 2017, 17:28
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201704EF17106
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B6214 in Rossendale, 21 Nov 2016, 09:57
- 2 Vauxhall Astras
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201604EF16304
- Slight
Honda CRV crash on the B6214 in Rossendale, 20 Sep 2016, 16:55
- Honda CRV and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201604EF16250
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on the B6214 in Rossendale, 24 Sep 2015, 12:40
- Citroen C3, Fiat Punto, Ford Fiesta, a car and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201504EF15285
- Slight
Bus crash on the B6214 in Rossendale, 6 Sep 2015, 11:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201504EF15252
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 19 Oct 2014, 17:50
- Volkswagen Golf and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201404EF14013
- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the B6214 in Rossendale, 12 Jul 2014, 23:59
- Vauxhall Vectra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
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- Slight
LDV 400 Series crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 25 Mar 2014, 15:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201404FL14028
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 29 Jan 2014, 08:05
- Citroen C3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201404FL14008
- Serious
Yamaha YZF R125 crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 4 Sep 2013, 14:45
- Yamaha YZF R125 and Vauxhall Meriva
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201304FL13068
- Slight
Kia Sportage crash on the B6214 in Rossendale, 31 May 2013, 17:00
- Kia Sportage and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201304FL13038
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 9 Feb 2013, 15:05
- Seat Leon and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201304FL13008
- Serious
Skoda Octavia crash on the B6214 in Rossendale, 15 Apr 2012, 16:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201204FL12027
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 6 Feb 2012, 13:45
- Ford Transit, Land Rover Freelander and Ford Fiesta
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201204FL12009
- Slight
Seat Alhambra crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 6 Feb 2012, 07:31
- Seat Alhambra and Toyota Corolla
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201204FL12006
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 17 Nov 2011, 13:45
- Mercedes C Class and Jeep Cherokee
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201104FL11115
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B6214 in Rossendale, 8 Oct 2011, 19:10
- Volkswagen Golf and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201104FL11101
- Slight
Volvo crash on the B6214 in Rossendale, 12 Apr 2011, 18:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201104FL11039
- Slight
Ford Puma crash on the B6235 in Rossendale, 14 Mar 2011, 08:00
- Ford Puma and Toyota Avensis
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201104FL11029
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale, 7 Feb 2011, 15:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201104FL11020