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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 620 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1979, and 777 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 23,836 collisions in Blackburn with Darwen.

Collisions in 1979
620
Casualties in 1979
777
Fatal collisions
17
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1979

2.7% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1979 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.7%
  • Serious13422%
  • Slight46976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.3%
  • Serious15220%
  • Slight60778%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1979 is highlighted, with 620.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday82 (13%)
  • Thursday101 (16%)
  • Friday122 (20%)
  • Saturday87 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (4.7%)
  • February33 (5.3%)
  • March52 (8.4%)
  • April51 (8.2%)
  • May56 (9%)
  • June52 (8.4%)
  • July45 (7.3%)
  • August56 (9%)
  • September56 (9%)
  • October72 (12%)
  • November58 (9.4%)
  • December60 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight414 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds487 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (19%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (53%)
  • Wet or damp257 (41%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4.5%)
  • Snow7 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph557 (90%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph21 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph30 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway568 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (40%)
  • Pedestrian245 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (16%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (6.3%)
  • 6 to 1077 (9.9%)
  • 11 to 1562 (8%)
  • 16 to 20160 (21%)
  • 21 to 2582 (11%)
  • 26 to 35132 (17%)
  • 36 to 4567 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5558 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (44%)
  • Pedestrian245 (32%)
  • Passenger190 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car623 (66%)
  • Motorcycle128 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach35 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Blackburn with Darwen

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Blackburn with Darwen ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 141st most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
141st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
216th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1979

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1979: 102, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666102118318
2ndA6774871414
3rdA674254414
4thA679192104
5thA6062161615
6thA6119141604
7thB6232131511
8thB6447111200
9thB6130101215
10thB623191201
11thB62337702
12thA6755702
13thA6783400
14thA592300
15thB63912200
16thA61100
17thA6761100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1979

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1979: 496.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1979

BB2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1979: 262.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1979, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years