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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 773 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1998, and 1,096 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1997 (747), and casualties fell from 1,117.

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

Collisions in 1998
773
Up 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,096
Down 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1998

1% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1998 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious9112%
  • Slight67487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious1079.8%
  • Slight98190%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1998 is highlighted, with 773, up 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday134 (17%)
  • Wednesday120 (16%)
  • Thursday119 (15%)
  • Friday107 (14%)
  • Saturday91 (12%)
  • Sunday93 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59202 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (6.3%)
  • February32 (4.1%)
  • March50 (6.5%)
  • April68 (8.8%)
  • May75 (9.7%)
  • June63 (8.2%)
  • July69 (8.9%)
  • August82 (11%)
  • September72 (9.3%)
  • October71 (9.2%)
  • November70 (9.1%)
  • December72 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight572 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit186 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds578 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds162 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry438 (57%)
  • Wet or damp324 (42%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph625 (81%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph25 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph86 (11%)
  • 70 mph19 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway638 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout35 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant740 (68%)
  • Pedestrian185 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist48 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1087 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1587 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20137 (13%)
  • 21 to 25144 (13%)
  • 26 to 35242 (22%)
  • 36 to 45150 (14%)
  • 46 to 5584 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6548 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4%)
  • Over 7523 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider599 (55%)
  • Passenger312 (28%)
  • Pedestrian185 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,131 (83%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle51 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 97th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1998

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1998: 138, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666138184013
2ndA6775310517
3rdA6119365603
4thA674304303
5thA679284306
6thA592545210
7thB6447202701
8thM65192800
9thA6177151801
10thA6062131800
11thB6233131502
12thA675121203
13thB6231112201
14thB61307800
15thA6785900
16thB62324400
17thB62363611
18thB62453701
19thB63911301

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1998

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1998: 485.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1998

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1998: 294.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1998, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years