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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 665 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1990, and 859 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1989 (669), and casualties rose from 857.

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

Collisions in 1990
665
Down 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
859
Level with 1989
Fatal collisions
14
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1990

2.1% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1990 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious10416%
  • Slight54782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious12014%
  • Slight72584%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1990 is highlighted, with 665, down 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (16%)
  • Tuesday100 (15%)
  • Wednesday102 (15%)
  • Thursday107 (16%)
  • Friday82 (12%)
  • Saturday95 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59187 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (9.5%)
  • February59 (8.9%)
  • March46 (6.9%)
  • April62 (9.3%)
  • May58 (8.7%)
  • June45 (6.8%)
  • July62 (9.3%)
  • August50 (7.5%)
  • September52 (7.8%)
  • October56 (8.4%)
  • November61 (9.2%)
  • December51 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight468 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds528 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry416 (63%)
  • Wet or damp236 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph601 (90%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph43 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway606 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (46%)
  • Pedestrian299 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist53 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 571 (8.3%)
  • 6 to 1089 (10%)
  • 11 to 1566 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20143 (17%)
  • 21 to 25101 (12%)
  • 26 to 35138 (16%)
  • 36 to 4592 (11%)
  • 46 to 5548 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.8%)
  • Over 7524 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (42%)
  • Pedestrian299 (35%)
  • Passenger203 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car788 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle60 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 143rd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1990

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1990: 128, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666128171417
2ndA677505806
3rdA674416206
4thA679273111
5thB6130244106
6thA6119173323
7thB6231162011
8thA6062141602
9thB6233131501
10thB6232101110
11thB644781001
12thA6786701
13thA6752202
14thA6761100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1990

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1990: 508.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1990

BB2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1990: 266.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1990, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years