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A6066 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 102 collisions on the A6066 from 1979 to 2025, with 142 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 28 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A6066, level with 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
102
4,019th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
142
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
28
33 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 50% on 2024

Crash severity on the A6066

On the A6066, 2% of collisions were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious2827%
  • Slight7271%

Where the A6066 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,019th
Most casualties
3,983rd
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
3,697th

A6066 accidents by year

Collisions on the A6066 peaked at 7 in 1997 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A6066, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202412
202311
202233
202111
202011
201900
201812
201711
201600
201524
201423
201322
201223
2011510
201012
200945
200822
200711
200612
200511
200422
200355
200255
200146
200000
199933
199844
1997710
199635
199524
199424
199346
199239
199122
199033
198934
198811
198700
198634
198523
198411
198356
198211
198111
198025
197911

When crashes happen on the A6066

Friday has the most collisions on the A6066 (24), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (27).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (12%)
  • Tuesday18 (18%)
  • Wednesday16 (16%)
  • Thursday12 (12%)
  • Friday24 (24%)
  • Saturday9 (8.8%)
  • Sunday11 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (3.9%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (2%)
  • 6am to 9am14 (14%)
  • 9am to noon15 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm27 (26%)
  • 3pm to 6pm23 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm14 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight3 (2.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (11%)
  • February6 (5.9%)
  • March5 (4.9%)
  • April7 (6.9%)
  • May6 (5.9%)
  • June9 (8.8%)
  • July11 (11%)
  • August6 (5.9%)
  • September13 (13%)
  • October6 (5.9%)
  • November10 (9.8%)
  • December12 (12%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight82 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A6066 crashes

On the A6066, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 52% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (100%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds78 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (2%)
  • Other6 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry53 (52%)
  • Wet or damp38 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (6.9%)
  • Snow3 (2.9%)
  • Mud1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A6066 crashes

Car occupants make up 61% of the people killed or injured on the A6066, followed by pedestrians (12%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant86 (61%)
  • Pedestrian17 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (11%)
  • Van occupant14 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist3 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car145 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (11%)
  • Motorcycle14 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.5%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (1%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2021 (15%)
  • 21 to 2518 (13%)
  • 26 to 3525 (18%)
  • 36 to 4523 (16%)
  • 46 to 5519 (13%)
  • 56 to 6511 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.1%)
  • Over 753 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider85 (60%)
  • Passenger40 (28%)
  • Pedestrian17 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A6066

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A6066

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A6066 crashes by council area

Of the 102 collisions on the A6066, 99 were in Rossendale.

Collisions on the A6066 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRossendale99139228

A6066 crashes by town

Of the 102 collisions on the A6066, 85 were in the built-up area of Bacup.

Recent crashes on the A6066

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A6066, from 26 December 2009 to 5 September 2025.

Severity