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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 588 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1987, and 759 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1986 (563), and casualties rose from 725.

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

Collisions in 1987
588
Up 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
759
Up 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1987

1.9% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious13022%
  • Slight44776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious14519%
  • Slight60279%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1987 is highlighted, with 588, up 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday85 (14%)
  • Wednesday82 (14%)
  • Thursday93 (16%)
  • Friday86 (15%)
  • Saturday89 (15%)
  • Sunday72 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.3%)
  • February47 (8%)
  • March60 (10%)
  • April49 (8.3%)
  • May55 (9.4%)
  • June58 (9.9%)
  • July50 (8.5%)
  • August49 (8.3%)
  • September43 (7.3%)
  • October43 (7.3%)
  • November53 (9%)
  • December44 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight415 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds478 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry359 (61%)
  • Wet or damp216 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph522 (89%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph44 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway518 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant360 (47%)
  • Pedestrian232 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (10%)
  • Cyclist44 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (6.7%)
  • 6 to 1074 (9.7%)
  • 11 to 1559 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20144 (19%)
  • 21 to 25107 (14%)
  • 26 to 35116 (15%)
  • 36 to 4582 (11%)
  • 46 to 5547 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6528 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3%)
  • Over 7528 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (44%)
  • Pedestrian232 (31%)
  • Passenger194 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car683 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle81 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 145th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1987

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1987: 123, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666123153225
2ndA677445327
3rdA674324305
4thA679273346
5thA6119233919
6thB6232192503
7thB6231131703
8thB6130111201
9thA606281101
10thB623381404
11thB644781002
12thA6757901
13thA6785500
14thB63912500

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1987

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1987: 446.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1987

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1987: 242.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years