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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 536 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1984, and 670 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1983 (554), and casualties fell from 677.

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

Collisions in 1984
536
Down 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
670
Down 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1984

1.9% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1984 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious9818%
  • Slight42880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious11016%
  • Slight54982%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1984 is highlighted, with 536, down 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 536
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (12%)
  • Thursday76 (14%)
  • Friday91 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday78 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.9%)
  • February36 (6.7%)
  • March54 (10%)
  • April12 (2.2%)
  • May16 (3%)
  • June54 (10%)
  • July60 (11%)
  • August54 (10%)
  • September50 (9.3%)
  • October67 (13%)
  • November44 (8.2%)
  • December52 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds439 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (61%)
  • Wet or damp201 (38%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph456 (85%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph52 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway484 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (38%)
  • Pedestrian227 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (19%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (8.8%)
  • 6 to 1074 (11%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20150 (22%)
  • 21 to 2578 (12%)
  • 26 to 3587 (13%)
  • 36 to 4566 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.2%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (45%)
  • Pedestrian227 (34%)
  • Passenger143 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car551 (67%)
  • Motorcycle125 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1984.

Collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1984

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1984: 104, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666104120217
2ndA677375219
3rdB6232223204
4thA6119212602
5thA679192413
6thA674171712
7thA6062151604
8thB6130131604
9thB6231121401
10thB6233111412
11thB6447111402
12thA67591702
13thA5971312
14thB62454501
15thA6782211

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1984

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1984: 372.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1984

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1984: 223.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1984, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years