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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1988, and 695 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1987 (588), and casualties fell from 759.

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

Collisions in 1988
555
Down 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
695
Down 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1988

1.4% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1988 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious9116%
  • Slight45682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious10215%
  • Slight58584%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1988 is highlighted, with 555, down 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 555
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (12%)
  • Wednesday72 (13%)
  • Thursday86 (15%)
  • Friday110 (20%)
  • Saturday73 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.2%)
  • February38 (6.8%)
  • March52 (9.4%)
  • April31 (5.6%)
  • May57 (10%)
  • June51 (9.2%)
  • July47 (8.5%)
  • August37 (6.7%)
  • September45 (8.1%)
  • October55 (9.9%)
  • November54 (9.7%)
  • December48 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds446 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (59%)
  • Wet or damp217 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph502 (90%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph32 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway488 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (45%)
  • Pedestrian243 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (5.6%)
  • 6 to 1057 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1574 (11%)
  • 16 to 20111 (16%)
  • 21 to 2597 (14%)
  • 26 to 35100 (14%)
  • 36 to 4569 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.6%)
  • Over 7530 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (43%)
  • Pedestrian243 (35%)
  • Passenger152 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car667 (75%)
  • Motorcycle74 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 162nd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
244th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1988

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1988: 120, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666120155217
2ndA677414519
3rdA674324403
4thA679233014
5thA6119223715
6thB6130182002
7thB6232182202
8thA6062161602
9thB6231121611
10thB6447111401
11thB6233101000
12thA67571513
13thA6781200

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1988

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1988: 427.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1988

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1988: 226.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years