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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 747 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1997, and 1,117 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1996 (703), and casualties rose from 981.

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

Collisions in 1997
747
Up 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,117
Up 14% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1997

0.8% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1997 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious13919%
  • Slight60281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious16515%
  • Slight94685%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1997 is highlighted, with 747, up 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (13%)
  • Tuesday94 (13%)
  • Wednesday119 (16%)
  • Thursday114 (15%)
  • Friday129 (17%)
  • Saturday111 (15%)
  • Sunday85 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59143 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.5%)
  • February63 (8.4%)
  • March56 (7.5%)
  • April62 (8.3%)
  • May68 (9.1%)
  • June63 (8.4%)
  • July62 (8.3%)
  • August64 (8.6%)
  • September52 (7%)
  • October57 (7.6%)
  • November78 (10%)
  • December66 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight549 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit185 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds563 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry419 (56%)
  • Wet or damp313 (42%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph590 (79%)
  • 40 mph21 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph55 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph69 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway638 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant778 (70%)
  • Pedestrian194 (17%)
  • Cyclist52 (4.7%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (3%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1080 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1566 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20173 (15%)
  • 21 to 25157 (14%)
  • 26 to 35233 (21%)
  • 36 to 45127 (11%)
  • 46 to 55104 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6555 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.6%)
  • Over 7522 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider549 (49%)
  • Passenger374 (33%)
  • Pedestrian194 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,129 (84%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.6%)
  • Motorcycle35 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 102nd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1997

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1997: 110, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666110178017
2ndA67774132016
3rdA6119426407
4thA674364816
5thA679212804
6thA59193303
7thA6062162213
8thB6231131802
9thB6232132905
10thA675121713
11thB6447122801
12thM6591100
13thB61308900
14thA6786902
15thB62336901
16thB62454511
17thB63912200
18thA60611100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1997

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1997: 481.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1997

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1997: 288.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years