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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 638 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1992, and 846 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1991 (642), and casualties rose from 830.

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

Collisions in 1992
638
Down 1% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
846
Up 2% on 1991
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1992

1.3% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1992 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious10316%
  • Slight52783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious12615%
  • Slight71184%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1992 is highlighted, with 638, down 1% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (15%)
  • Tuesday80 (13%)
  • Wednesday85 (13%)
  • Thursday91 (14%)
  • Friday114 (18%)
  • Saturday103 (16%)
  • Sunday72 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (6.7%)
  • February56 (8.8%)
  • March63 (9.9%)
  • April55 (8.6%)
  • May55 (8.6%)
  • June47 (7.4%)
  • July55 (8.6%)
  • August55 (8.6%)
  • September54 (8.5%)
  • October49 (7.7%)
  • November54 (8.5%)
  • December52 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight454 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds493 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry350 (55%)
  • Wet or damp272 (43%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph572 (90%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph38 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway548 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (54%)
  • Pedestrian218 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist52 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant45 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (6.4%)
  • 6 to 1072 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20132 (16%)
  • 21 to 25116 (14%)
  • 26 to 35174 (21%)
  • 36 to 4597 (11%)
  • 46 to 5557 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.2%)
  • Over 7527 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider421 (50%)
  • Pedestrian218 (26%)
  • Passenger207 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car826 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle62 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 128th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1992

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1992: 128, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666128172415
2ndA677567406
3rdA674344808
4thA679232902
5thA6119192906
6thB6130152003
7thB6231141501
8thB6232112201
9thA6062101513
10thA67571404
11thB62337701
12thB644771203
13thB63913600
14thA6782300
15thB44471200

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1992

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1992: 473.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1992

BB2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1992: 251.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1992, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years