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Bacup road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,460 road traffic collisions in Bacup, Rossendale, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,879 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 315 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, up from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,460
578th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,879
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
24
26 people killed
Serious collisions
315
356 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
21
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bacup

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal241.6%
  • Serious31522%
  • Slight1,12177%

What the data shows

  • Bacup had 184 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 264 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Bacup were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 442 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bacup, 24% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in Bacup.

Where Bacup ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
578th
Most casualties
570th
Most fatal collisions
413th
Most serious collisions
483rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday214 (15%)
  • Tuesday205 (14%)
  • Wednesday211 (14%)
  • Thursday214 (15%)
  • Friday246 (17%)
  • Saturday207 (14%)
  • Sunday163 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,089 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit350 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,401 (96%)
  • Roundabout19 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (1%)
  • 30 mph1,428 (98%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,131 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds227 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant913 (49%)
  • Pedestrian508 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (9%)
  • Cyclist122 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant58 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bacup road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bacup, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bacup peaked at 52 in 1990; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251821
20241419
20231013
20221826
20212326
20201921
20192228
20182024
20171721
20162329
20152644
20142730
20132427
20121418
20112739
20102745
20092736
20082534
20073340
20063449
20052845
20042741
20033947
20024976
20014661
20003140
19993549
19984669
19974155
19964857
19954965
19942836
19934358
19922742
19914144
19905260
19893741
19884348
19873136
19862837
19853744
19843536
19833546
19823439
19813138
19803641
19793538

Map of recent crashes in Bacup

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bacup

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bacup

The 24 most recent collisions in Bacup happened between 3 June 2024 and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bacup

The A681 has the most collisions in Bacup, 600 of 1,460 (41%), followed by the A671 (355).

Collisions in Bacup on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68160079211141
2ndA671355464977
3rdA606685115224
4thA6173300

Council areas covering Bacup

Collisions in Bacup were recorded in 2 council areas. Rossendale has 1,449 of 1,460 (99%).

Collisions in Bacup by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRossendale1,4491,86023314
2ndBurnley101611

Postcode district for Bacup

Of the 1,460 collisions in Bacup, 1,459 (99.9%) were in the OL13 postcode district.