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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 23,836 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025, and 32,564 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 280 were fatal and 4,232 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 286 collisions, level with 2024 (285), and casualties fell from 401 to 390.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
23,836
132nd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32,564
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
280
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
286
Level with 2024

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen

1.2% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2801.2%
  • Serious4,23218%
  • Slight19,32481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3020.9%
  • Serious4,76415%
  • Slight27,49884%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. In 2025 there were 286, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 286
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025286390
2024285401
2023297395
2022278402
2021317421
2020269380
2019321451
2018358489
2017341515
2016416552
2015398569
2014398553
2013415576
2012429638
2011388556
2010410574
2009466656
2008495672
2007477675
2006518767
2005499686
2004501678
2003496697
2002550784
2001574786
2000536785
1999623844
19987731,096
19977471,117
1996703981
1995643946
1994675978
1993627918
1992638846
1991642830
1990665859
1989669857
1988555695
1987588759
1986563725
1985593748
1984536670
1983554677
1982571744
1981541699
1980592750
1979620777

When and where crashes happen in Blackburn with Darwen

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,368 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,307 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,423 (14%)
  • Thursday3,590 (15%)
  • Friday4,036 (17%)
  • Saturday3,409 (14%)
  • Sunday2,703 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59835 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59295 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,396 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,908 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,376 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,489 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,373 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,164 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,814 (7.6%)
  • February1,833 (7.7%)
  • March1,923 (8.1%)
  • April1,805 (7.6%)
  • May2,106 (8.8%)
  • June2,023 (8.5%)
  • July2,008 (8.4%)
  • August1,985 (8.3%)
  • September2,023 (8.5%)
  • October2,121 (8.9%)
  • November2,180 (9.1%)
  • December2,015 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight17,185 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,802 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting542 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown215 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit92 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds18,381 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,973 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds306 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds259 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds200 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist103 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds36 (0.2%)
  • Other194 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded384 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry14,487 (61%)
  • Wet or damp8,652 (36%)
  • Frost or ice479 (2%)
  • Snow156 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep23 (0.1%)
  • Mud11 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph8 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph434 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph20,310 (85%)
  • 40 mph445 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph833 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph1,367 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph431 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway20,097 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway1,776 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1,150 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout676 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded137 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant18,642 (57%)
  • Pedestrian7,510 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist2,599 (8%)
  • Cyclist1,690 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant806 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant451 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant429 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)148 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant135 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant107 (0.3%)
  • Other39 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,580 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 102,395 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 152,444 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 205,123 (16%)
  • 21 to 254,175 (13%)
  • 26 to 355,988 (18%)
  • 36 to 454,114 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,907 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 651,774 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 751,112 (3.4%)
  • Over 75839 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded113 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16,278 (50%)
  • Passenger8,776 (27%)
  • Pedestrian7,510 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car31,527 (78%)
  • Motorcycle2,705 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,076 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle1,749 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes720 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach657 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car569 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle334 (0.8%)
  • Minibus122 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown40 (0.1%)
  • Other44 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Blackburn with Darwen ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 132nd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
119th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
129thMaidstone24,32232,5204004,643
130thEast Lindsey24,05936,2816685,173
131stThurrock24,01132,8833324,520
132ndBlackburn with Darwen (this area)23,83632,5642804,232
133rdNorwich23,74928,4651854,895
134thBasildon23,49531,1222794,246
135thSouth Cambridgeshire23,38434,0857295,364

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area is the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen, with 1,456 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025: 3,820, including 73 fatal and 641 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6663,8205,18873641
2ndA6771,6932,48824265
3rdA6741,0301,4378173
4thA61197981,23121134
5thA67972995412123
6thB6130458620479
7thA6062415532886
8thB6232369544473
9thM65361646148
10thB6447358527461
11thA6753064831787
12thA6078304484357
13thB6231300399346
14thA678249359143
15thB6233235316237
16thA6177211303121
17thA59156258542
18thA6077132200027
19thB6391417017
20thB6236284816

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025: 17,316.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025: 9,464.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen

Of the latest 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity