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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 554 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1983, and 677 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1982 (571), and casualties fell from 744.

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

Collisions in 1983
554
Down 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
677
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1983

2% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1983 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious10920%
  • Slight43478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious12318%
  • Slight54380%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1983 is highlighted, with 554, down 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 554
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (12%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (13%)
  • Thursday79 (14%)
  • Friday117 (21%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.7%)
  • February44 (7.9%)
  • March38 (6.9%)
  • April38 (6.9%)
  • May53 (9.6%)
  • June48 (8.7%)
  • July56 (10%)
  • August49 (8.8%)
  • September44 (7.9%)
  • October56 (10%)
  • November37 (6.7%)
  • December43 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight382 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit159 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds467 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry367 (66%)
  • Wet or damp174 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph512 (92%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph23 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway503 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian265 (39%)
  • Car occupant228 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (14%)
  • Cyclist54 (8%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (8%)
  • 6 to 1069 (10%)
  • 11 to 1559 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20143 (21%)
  • 21 to 2576 (11%)
  • 26 to 35103 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (6.6%)
  • 46 to 5534 (5%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4%)
  • Over 7523 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (42%)
  • Pedestrian265 (39%)
  • Passenger129 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car538 (66%)
  • Motorcycle108 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 153rd most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1983

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1983: 87, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66687103319
2ndA674364707
3rdA677354605
4thA679253118
5thA6062131504
6thA6119132212
7thB6232122002
8thB6130111202
9thB6447101202
10thA67571014
11thA6785701
12thB62313300
13thA591100
14thB62331100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1983

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1983: 437.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1983

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1983: 232.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1983, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years