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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 593 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1985, and 748 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1984 (536), and casualties rose from 670.

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

Collisions in 1985
593
Up 11% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
748
Up 12% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1985

2% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1985 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious11319%
  • Slight46879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious12717%
  • Slight60881%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1985 is highlighted, with 593, up 11% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (11%)
  • Wednesday92 (16%)
  • Thursday88 (15%)
  • Friday107 (18%)
  • Saturday94 (16%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.7%)
  • February40 (6.7%)
  • March53 (8.9%)
  • April37 (6.2%)
  • May51 (8.6%)
  • June57 (9.6%)
  • July53 (8.9%)
  • August43 (7.3%)
  • September65 (11%)
  • October61 (10%)
  • November53 (8.9%)
  • December40 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight421 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds450 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (58%)
  • Wet or damp232 (39%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.4%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph524 (88%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph40 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway510 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (7.1%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (43%)
  • Pedestrian245 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (14%)
  • Cyclist42 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (6.8%)
  • 6 to 1071 (9.5%)
  • 11 to 1570 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20151 (20%)
  • 21 to 25116 (16%)
  • 26 to 35109 (15%)
  • 36 to 4569 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5536 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.8%)
  • Over 7511 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (45%)
  • Pedestrian245 (33%)
  • Passenger165 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car665 (73%)
  • Motorcycle108 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 150th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1985

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1985: 101, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666101124323
2ndA6774453111
3rdA674385303
4thA679232801
5thA6062202302
6thB6232202206
7thA6119182745
8thB6130162302
9thB6447132602
10thB6233101502
11thA67581211
12thB62316603
13thA6785501
14thA593301

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1985

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1985: 448.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1985

BB2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1985: 235.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years