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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 623 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1999, and 844 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1998 (773), and casualties fell from 1,096.

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

Collisions in 1999
623
Down 19% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
844
Down 23% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 1999

1.1% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious6811%
  • Slight54888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious748.8%
  • Slight76390%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 1999 is highlighted, with 623, down 19% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (15%)
  • Tuesday86 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (13%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday109 (17%)
  • Sunday57 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (9.5%)
  • February39 (6.3%)
  • March51 (8.2%)
  • April40 (6.4%)
  • May50 (8%)
  • June47 (7.5%)
  • July67 (11%)
  • August52 (8.3%)
  • September59 (9.5%)
  • October57 (9.1%)
  • November51 (8.2%)
  • December51 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight485 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds484 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (58%)
  • Wet or damp247 (40%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph532 (85%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph23 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph49 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway518 (83%)
  • Roundabout36 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant529 (63%)
  • Pedestrian172 (20%)
  • Cyclist47 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1050 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1572 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20116 (14%)
  • 21 to 2593 (11%)
  • 26 to 35184 (22%)
  • 36 to 45116 (14%)
  • 46 to 5575 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2%)
  • Over 7529 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider434 (51%)
  • Passenger238 (28%)
  • Pedestrian172 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car885 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4%)
  • Motorcycle41 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 129th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 1999

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 1999: 94, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6669413614
2ndA677465903
3rdA6119284211
4thA674253110
5thA679213003
6thA6177202703
7thB6447121701
8thA675111704
9thA678111701
10thM6591400
11thB623381001
12thB613071001
13thB62437804
14thA60625700
15thB62315700
16thA594501
17thB62342200
18thB62452311
19thB63912200
20thA6801100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1999

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 1999: 419.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 1999

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 1999: 252.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 1999, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years