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Whitworth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 668 road traffic collisions in Whitworth, Rossendale, from 1979 to 2025, and 904 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 174 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
668
975th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
904
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
11 people killed
Serious collisions
174
199 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Whitworth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious17426%
  • Slight48372%

What the data shows

  • Whitworth had 80 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 122 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in Whitworth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 184 children under 16 were killed or injured in Whitworth, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in Whitworth.

Where Whitworth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
975th
Most casualties
930th
Most fatal collisions
788th
Most serious collisions
770th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (14%)
  • Tuesday97 (15%)
  • Wednesday89 (13%)
  • Thursday87 (13%)
  • Friday120 (18%)
  • Saturday80 (12%)
  • Sunday101 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight469 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway649 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (3%)
  • 30 mph641 (96%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds517 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant505 (56%)
  • Pedestrian219 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3%)
  • Van occupant18 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Whitworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Whitworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Whitworth peaked at 26 in 1987; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025911
20241010
202335
2022913
20211012
202056
20191011
201879
201766
20161112
2015910
20141114
2013914
20121214
20111426
20101114
200989
20081634
20071931
20061314
20051320
2004813
20031830
20021218
20011829
20001419
19992024
19981727
19971315
19961725
19952132
19941321
19931626
19921011
19911518
19901719
19891929
19881833
19872631
19861010
19852326
19842023
19832122
19821722
19812529
19802126
19792431

Map of recent crashes in Whitworth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Whitworth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Whitworth

The 24 most recent collisions in Whitworth happened between 9 November 2022 and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Whitworth

Of the 668 collisions in Whitworth, 469 were on the A671.

Collisions in Whitworth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67146965210123

Council areas covering Whitworth

Collisions in Whitworth were recorded in 3 council areas. Rossendale has 654 of 668 (98%).

Collisions in Whitworth by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRossendale65488411173
2ndBurnley71001
3rdRibble Valley5800

Postcode district for Whitworth

All 668 collisions in Whitworth were in the OL12 postcode district.