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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 627 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1993, and 918 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1992 (638), and casualties rose from 846.

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

Collisions in 1993
627
Down 2% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
918
Up 9% on 1992
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1993

1.3% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1993 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious13622%
  • Slight48377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious15717%
  • Slight75182%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1993 is highlighted, with 627, down 2% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (16%)
  • Tuesday93 (15%)
  • Wednesday83 (13%)
  • Thursday84 (13%)
  • Friday97 (15%)
  • Saturday90 (14%)
  • Sunday81 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.3%)
  • February30 (4.8%)
  • March35 (5.6%)
  • April56 (8.9%)
  • May67 (11%)
  • June53 (8.5%)
  • July65 (10%)
  • August63 (10%)
  • September56 (8.9%)
  • October42 (6.7%)
  • November55 (8.8%)
  • December59 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight458 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds489 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry367 (59%)
  • Wet or damp251 (40%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph499 (80%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph39 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph73 (12%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway536 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant597 (65%)
  • Pedestrian194 (21%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 564 (7%)
  • 6 to 1073 (8%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20127 (14%)
  • 21 to 25119 (13%)
  • 26 to 35184 (20%)
  • 36 to 45100 (11%)
  • 46 to 5587 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.8%)
  • Over 7531 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider434 (47%)
  • Passenger290 (32%)
  • Pedestrian194 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car854 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle35 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 122nd most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1993

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1993: 100, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666100158122
2ndA67769110114
3rdA61193356011
4thA674263203
5thB6232173503
6thA679161912
7thA59152314
8thB6231121601
9thB6447111701
10thA67592311
11thA606271203
12thB613071301
13thA6785602
14thB62333400
15thB62453302
16thA6802201
17thB63912200
18thB65351100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1993

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1993: 425.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1993

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1993: 252.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1993, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years