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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 703 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1996, and 981 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1995 (643), and casualties rose from 946.

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

Collisions in 1996
703
Up 9% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
981
Up 4% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1996

1.1% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1996 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious15422%
  • Slight54177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious17518%
  • Slight79781%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1996 is highlighted, with 703, up 9% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (16%)
  • Tuesday94 (13%)
  • Wednesday97 (14%)
  • Thursday108 (15%)
  • Friday115 (16%)
  • Saturday84 (12%)
  • Sunday94 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (6.1%)
  • February50 (7.1%)
  • March63 (9%)
  • April44 (6.3%)
  • May64 (9.1%)
  • June53 (7.5%)
  • July67 (9.5%)
  • August60 (8.5%)
  • September66 (9.4%)
  • October65 (9.2%)
  • November61 (8.7%)
  • December67 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight494 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit186 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds585 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry445 (63%)
  • Wet or damp233 (33%)
  • Snow15 (2.1%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph571 (81%)
  • 40 mph19 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph45 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph61 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway619 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (3%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant639 (65%)
  • Pedestrian194 (20%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.1%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (4%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1070 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1561 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20139 (14%)
  • 21 to 25151 (15%)
  • 26 to 35187 (19%)
  • 36 to 45131 (13%)
  • 46 to 5593 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6548 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.9%)
  • Over 7527 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider501 (51%)
  • Passenger286 (29%)
  • Pedestrian194 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car996 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle41 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 112th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1996

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1996: 127, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666127164222
2ndA67769114016
3rdA674324705
4thA593053011
5thA679242808
6thB6232213617
7thA6119192201
8thB6447121521
9thB6130101602
10thB623391112
11thB623181101
12thA60626901
13thA6785800
14thA6754503
15thB62452200
16thB63912410
17thB62301101

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1996

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1996: 471.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1996

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1996: 272.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years