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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 571 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1982, and 744 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (541), and casualties rose from 699.

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

Collisions in 1982
571
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
744
Up 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1982

1.2% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1982 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious11320%
  • Slight45179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious13218%
  • Slight60581%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1982 is highlighted, with 571, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (11%)
  • Tuesday82 (14%)
  • Wednesday69 (12%)
  • Thursday70 (12%)
  • Friday119 (21%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.3%)
  • February56 (9.8%)
  • March41 (7.2%)
  • April48 (8.4%)
  • May58 (10%)
  • June47 (8.2%)
  • July35 (6.1%)
  • August46 (8.1%)
  • September47 (8.2%)
  • October37 (6.5%)
  • November60 (11%)
  • December60 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight390 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds448 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry326 (57%)
  • Wet or damp214 (37%)
  • Frost or ice27 (4.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph512 (90%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph40 (7%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway504 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (40%)
  • Pedestrian215 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (18%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1060 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1568 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20188 (25%)
  • 21 to 2593 (13%)
  • 26 to 3599 (13%)
  • 36 to 4564 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.3%)
  • Over 7522 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (45%)
  • Pedestrian215 (29%)
  • Passenger197 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car586 (66%)
  • Motorcycle131 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach28 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 156th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
250th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1982

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1982: 102, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666102127318
2ndA677517109
3rdA674304407
4thA679253106
5thB6130212204
6thA6119172303
7thB6233121602
8thB6232111512
9thA6062101313
10thB6447101402
11thB62317802
12thA67561302
13thA6782300

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1982

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1982: 415.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1982

BB2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1982: 216.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years