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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 541 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1981, and 699 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1980 (592), and casualties fell from 750.

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

Collisions in 1981
541
Down 9% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
699
Down 7% on 1980
Fatal collisions
15
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1981

2.8% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1981 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious10119%
  • Slight42579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious11316%
  • Slight57082%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1981 is highlighted, with 541, down 9% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (12%)
  • Tuesday76 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (13%)
  • Thursday86 (16%)
  • Friday87 (16%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday75 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (9.6%)
  • February35 (6.5%)
  • March71 (13%)
  • April46 (8.5%)
  • May42 (7.8%)
  • June42 (7.8%)
  • July35 (6.5%)
  • August34 (6.3%)
  • September47 (8.7%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November41 (7.6%)
  • December41 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight391 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds404 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (20%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (53%)
  • Wet or damp227 (42%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.5%)
  • Snow10 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph463 (86%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph43 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (44%)
  • Pedestrian213 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (14%)
  • Cyclist40 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (5.7%)
  • 6 to 1076 (11%)
  • 11 to 1570 (10%)
  • 16 to 20150 (21%)
  • 21 to 2578 (11%)
  • 26 to 35101 (14%)
  • 36 to 4551 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.7%)
  • Over 7518 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (44%)
  • Pedestrian213 (30%)
  • Passenger179 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (68%)
  • Motorcycle107 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Blackburn with Darwen

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Blackburn with Darwen ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 164th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1981

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1981: 98, including 6 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66698135619
2ndA6775066010
3rdA674283404
4thA6119274735
5thA679252903
6thB6233141702
7thA6062131723
8thB6447131602
9thB6232121603
10thB613091500
11thA6756602
12thA6785702
13thB62314500
14thA593301

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1981

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1981: 407.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1981

BB2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1981: 216.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1981, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years