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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 592 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1980, and 750 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1979 (620), and casualties fell from 777.

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

Collisions in 1980
592
Down 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
750
Down 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1980

1% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious16528%
  • Slight42171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious17924%
  • Slight56575%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1980 is highlighted, with 592, down 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (12%)
  • Wednesday79 (13%)
  • Thursday96 (16%)
  • Friday110 (19%)
  • Saturday100 (17%)
  • Sunday50 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.3%)
  • February47 (7.9%)
  • March49 (8.3%)
  • April44 (7.4%)
  • May56 (9.5%)
  • June51 (8.6%)
  • July40 (6.8%)
  • August48 (8.1%)
  • September45 (7.6%)
  • October56 (9.5%)
  • November58 (9.8%)
  • December55 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight405 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit161 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds444 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (23%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (57%)
  • Wet or damp230 (39%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph526 (89%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph40 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway536 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (37%)
  • Pedestrian233 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (20%)
  • Van occupant37 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist30 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (5.7%)
  • 6 to 1084 (11%)
  • 11 to 1565 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20194 (26%)
  • 21 to 2588 (12%)
  • 26 to 3584 (11%)
  • 36 to 4566 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5541 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (42%)
  • Pedestrian233 (31%)
  • Passenger200 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car568 (64%)
  • Motorcycle153 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Blackburn with Darwen

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Blackburn with Darwen ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 152nd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1980

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1980: 118, including 3 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666118141337
2ndA6774756014
3rdA674333918
4thA6119254119
5thA679242707
6thB6130151704
7thA6062111103
8thB6447111405
9thB6232101303
10thB623391301
11thA67581701
12thB62317802
13thA6784502
14thB63913900
15thA6762302
16thA61300

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1980

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1980: 434.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1980

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1980: 233.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years