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Whitworth, Rossendale, OL12 8QH area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
143
5,822nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
208
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
7
4 in 2024

Crash severity at the OL12 8QH hotspot

29 of the 143 collisions here (20%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2820%
  • Slight11480%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
33
Slightly injured
174
All casualties
208

Accidents by year at the OL12 8QH hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2007, against an average of 5.7 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the OL12 8QH hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
202444
202324
202245
202145
202045
201944
201824
201733
201678
201544
201457
201334
201257
201157
201068
200955
2008715
20071019
200699
2005913
2004610
2003816
20021019
20011014

Map of crashes at the OL12 8QH hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near OL12 8QH.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Whitworth, Rossendale, OL12 8QH area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the OL12 8QH 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
Whitworth
Council area
Rossendale
Nearest postcode to the centre
OL12 8QH
Postcode district
OL12
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.65667, -2.17691
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
14 December 2025
Rank by collisions
5,822nd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the OL12 8QH hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A671, with 75 of 143, followed by the A1 with 1.

Collisions at the OL12 8QH hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67175114013
2ndA11200

Towns near the OL12 8QH hotspot

137 of the 143 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Whitworth.

All 143 crashes at the OL12 8QH hotspot

Newest first, from 23 January 2001 to 14 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year