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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 643 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1995, and 946 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1994 (675), and casualties fell from 978.

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

Collisions in 1995
643
Down 5% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
946
Down 3% on 1994
Fatal collisions
14
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1995

2.2% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1995 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious14222%
  • Slight48776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious17118%
  • Slight76180%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1995 is highlighted, with 643, down 5% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (11%)
  • Tuesday81 (13%)
  • Wednesday110 (17%)
  • Thursday84 (13%)
  • Friday125 (19%)
  • Saturday84 (13%)
  • Sunday87 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.6%)
  • February41 (6.4%)
  • March60 (9.3%)
  • April46 (7.2%)
  • May62 (9.6%)
  • June47 (7.3%)
  • July49 (7.6%)
  • August57 (8.9%)
  • September49 (7.6%)
  • October53 (8.2%)
  • November56 (8.7%)
  • December68 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight460 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds506 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry382 (59%)
  • Wet or damp241 (37%)
  • Snow11 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph540 (84%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph37 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph54 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway550 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant566 (60%)
  • Pedestrian227 (24%)
  • Cyclist51 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (5.8%)
  • 6 to 1066 (7%)
  • 11 to 1569 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20143 (15%)
  • 21 to 25153 (16%)
  • 26 to 35202 (21%)
  • 36 to 4599 (10%)
  • 46 to 5574 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3%)
  • Over 7524 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider443 (47%)
  • Passenger276 (29%)
  • Pedestrian227 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car881 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle36 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 in Blackburn with Darwen

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Blackburn with Darwen ranked among 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 123rd most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1995

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1995: 118, including 7 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666118180725
2ndA6775292212
3rdA674274208
4thA6119244004
5thA679232903
6thB6232203205
7thA59183213
8thA67581522
9thB623181002
10thA67871003
11thB644771203
12thA60626601
13thB61304502
14thB62334701
15thB63914702
16thB62452302

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1995

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1995: 422.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1995

BB2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1995: 242.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1995, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years