Skip to main content
CrashStats

Rising Bridge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in Rising Bridge, Rossendale, from 1979 to 2025, and 229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
168
2,140th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
229
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
35
39 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Rising Bridge

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3521%
  • Slight13178%

What the data shows

  • Rising Bridge had 23 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 43 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Rising Bridge were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 31 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rising Bridge, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 52% of collisions in Rising Bridge.

Where Rising Bridge ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,140th
Most casualties
2,111th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,148th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (11%)
  • Tuesday29 (17%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday28 (17%)
  • Friday31 (18%)
  • Saturday16 (9.5%)
  • Sunday23 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway125 (74%)
  • Roundabout23 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (75%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph14 (8.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (22%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant143 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7%)
  • Van occupant16 (7%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rising Bridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rising Bridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rising Bridge peaked at 12 in 1998; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202400
202323
202233
202111
202024
201946
201844
201722
201623
201567
201423
201355
201245
201148
201056
200956
200846
200745
200644
200544
200468
200311
200223
200123
200059
199934
19981213
199733
199623
199559
199411
199335
199244
199111
199034
198946
1988313
198735
198633
198511
1984914
198367
198256
198134
198047
197944

Map of recent crashes in Rising Bridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rising Bridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rising Bridge

The 24 most recent collisions in Rising Bridge happened between 30 November 2015 and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rising Bridge

The A680 has the most collisions in Rising Bridge, 82 of 168 (49%), followed by the A56 (26).

Collisions in Rising Bridge on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68082115117
2ndA56263003
3rdA677172815
4thB62367903

Council areas covering Rising Bridge

Collisions in Rising Bridge were recorded in 2 council areas. Rossendale has 160 of 168 (95%).

Collisions in Rising Bridge by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRossendale160220234
2ndHyndburn8901

Postcode districts in Rising Bridge

Collisions in Rising Bridge were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by BB5 (121) and BB4 (47).