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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 675 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1994, and 978 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1993 (627), and casualties rose from 918.

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

Collisions in 1994
675
Up 8% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
978
Up 7% on 1993
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1994

0.4% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1994 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious11918%
  • Slight55382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious13814%
  • Slight83685%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1994 is highlighted, with 675, up 8% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (15%)
  • Tuesday85 (13%)
  • Wednesday105 (16%)
  • Thursday103 (15%)
  • Friday100 (15%)
  • Saturday104 (15%)
  • Sunday77 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (6.8%)
  • February52 (7.7%)
  • March44 (6.5%)
  • April48 (7.1%)
  • May41 (6.1%)
  • June56 (8.3%)
  • July59 (8.7%)
  • August57 (8.4%)
  • September74 (11%)
  • October59 (8.7%)
  • November68 (10%)
  • December71 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight480 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds500 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds145 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (52%)
  • Wet or damp305 (45%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph542 (80%)
  • 40 mph12 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph44 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph68 (10%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway587 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant636 (65%)
  • Pedestrian197 (20%)
  • Van occupant42 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist38 (3.9%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (5.7%)
  • 6 to 1066 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1559 (6%)
  • 16 to 20121 (12%)
  • 21 to 25148 (15%)
  • 26 to 35216 (22%)
  • 36 to 45111 (11%)
  • 46 to 5595 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.6%)
  • Over 7520 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider482 (49%)
  • Passenger299 (31%)
  • Pedestrian197 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car962 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.8%)
  • Motorcycle30 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 117th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1994

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1994: 110, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666110167116
2ndA67781148113
3rdA674345605
4thA6119304908
5thA59264106
6thA679212202
7thB6232182404
8thB6130172100
9thB64478900
10thB62316901
11thA60624501
12thA6754702
13thA6784401
14thB62454601
15thB62333302
16thM653300
17thB63911100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1994

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1994: 461.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1994

BB2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1994: 275.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1994, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years