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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 642 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1991, and 830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1990 (665), and casualties fell from 859.

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

Collisions in 1991
642
Down 3% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
830
Down 3% on 1990
Fatal collisions
11
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1991

1.7% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1991 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious9815%
  • Slight53383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious10613%
  • Slight71086%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1991 is highlighted, with 642, down 3% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (12%)
  • Tuesday86 (13%)
  • Wednesday91 (14%)
  • Thursday93 (14%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday110 (17%)
  • Sunday77 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.1%)
  • February46 (7.2%)
  • March45 (7%)
  • April49 (7.6%)
  • May62 (9.7%)
  • June61 (9.5%)
  • July49 (7.6%)
  • August52 (8.1%)
  • September55 (8.6%)
  • October60 (9.3%)
  • November59 (9.2%)
  • December52 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight464 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit160 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds524 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry387 (60%)
  • Wet or damp233 (36%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph573 (89%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph26 (4%)
  • 60 mph36 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway572 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant430 (52%)
  • Pedestrian235 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant40 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (5.9%)
  • 6 to 1082 (9.9%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20116 (14%)
  • 21 to 25125 (15%)
  • 26 to 35144 (17%)
  • 36 to 4587 (10%)
  • 46 to 5549 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.5%)
  • Over 7527 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider378 (46%)
  • Pedestrian235 (28%)
  • Passenger217 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car824 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle54 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 127th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1991

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1991: 114, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666114144118
2ndA677567828
3rdA679445705
4thA674386107
5thA6119304038
6thA6062192604
7thB6130162101
8thB6232152303
9thB6233101300
10thB623191501
11thB64477803
12thA6786602
13thA6755601

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1991

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1991: 497.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1991

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1991: 282.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years