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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 669 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1989, and 857 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1988 (555), and casualties rose from 695.

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

Collisions in 1989
669
Up 21% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
857
Up 23% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1989

1.9% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious10516%
  • Slight55182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious12214%
  • Slight72184%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1989 is highlighted, with 669, up 21% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (17%)
  • Tuesday81 (12%)
  • Wednesday94 (14%)
  • Thursday102 (15%)
  • Friday121 (18%)
  • Saturday92 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (10%)
  • February59 (8.8%)
  • March38 (5.7%)
  • April56 (8.4%)
  • May77 (12%)
  • June47 (7%)
  • July48 (7.2%)
  • August63 (9.4%)
  • September47 (7%)
  • October51 (7.6%)
  • November58 (8.7%)
  • December56 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight470 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit174 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds534 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry416 (62%)
  • Wet or damp246 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph603 (90%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph36 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph11 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway578 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (46%)
  • Pedestrian271 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (7.1%)
  • 6 to 1081 (9.5%)
  • 11 to 1560 (7%)
  • 16 to 20141 (16%)
  • 21 to 25130 (15%)
  • 26 to 35130 (15%)
  • 36 to 4592 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.8%)
  • Over 7526 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (46%)
  • Pedestrian271 (32%)
  • Passenger188 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car818 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle77 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 138th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
138th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1989

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1989: 115, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666115152216
2ndA677607325
3rdA679405337
4thA674334807
5thB6130284113
6thA6119273400
7thB6231172612
8thA6062162605
9thB623291102
10thB623381002
11thA6757903
12thB64475911
13thA6783400
14thB63912200

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1989

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1989: 510.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1989

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1989: 265.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years