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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 563 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1986, and 725 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (593), and casualties fell from 748.

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

Collisions in 1986
563
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
725
Down 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1986

0.9% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1986 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious11821%
  • Slight44078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious13719%
  • Slight58380%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1986 is highlighted, with 563, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday78 (14%)
  • Friday114 (20%)
  • Saturday84 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.7%)
  • February43 (7.6%)
  • March37 (6.6%)
  • April44 (7.8%)
  • May52 (9.2%)
  • June58 (10%)
  • July56 (9.9%)
  • August44 (7.8%)
  • September44 (7.8%)
  • October47 (8.3%)
  • November47 (8.3%)
  • December53 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight382 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds443 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry338 (60%)
  • Wet or damp203 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.7%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph492 (87%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph44 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway516 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (44%)
  • Pedestrian220 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (16%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (7.7%)
  • 6 to 1061 (8.4%)
  • 11 to 1570 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20138 (19%)
  • 21 to 25103 (14%)
  • 26 to 35109 (15%)
  • 36 to 4571 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5543 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.3%)
  • Over 7520 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (46%)
  • Pedestrian220 (30%)
  • Passenger171 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car643 (72%)
  • Motorcycle112 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Blackburn with Darwen ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 166th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
215th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1986

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1986: 114, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666114152420
2ndA677486708
3rdA674283307
4thA679212306
5thB6130212503
6thB6232172603
7thA6119162202
8thA6062141706
9thB623191200
10thB623391101
11thB644781501
12thA67561101
13thA6785701
14thB63911200

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1986

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1986: 304.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1986

BB2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1986: 167.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1986, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years