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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 536 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2000, and 785 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1999 (623), and casualties fell from 844.

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

Collisions in 2000
536
Down 14% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
785
Down 7% on 1999
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2000

1.1% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious6412%
  • Slight46687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious678.5%
  • Slight71191%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2000 is highlighted, with 536, down 14% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (12%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday94 (18%)
  • Friday82 (15%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday74 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.8%)
  • February52 (9.7%)
  • March34 (6.3%)
  • April43 (8%)
  • May47 (8.8%)
  • June49 (9.1%)
  • July37 (6.9%)
  • August41 (7.6%)
  • September39 (7.3%)
  • October42 (7.8%)
  • November60 (11%)
  • December50 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight412 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds391 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (53%)
  • Wet or damp240 (45%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph472 (88%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph31 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway438 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant519 (66%)
  • Pedestrian156 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist29 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1054 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1564 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20122 (16%)
  • 21 to 2578 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35159 (20%)
  • 36 to 45113 (14%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.8%)
  • Over 7519 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (49%)
  • Passenger244 (31%)
  • Pedestrian156 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car805 (83%)
  • Motorcycle47 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 151st most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2000

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2000: 92, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66692139213
2ndA677559124
3rdA674344702
4thA6119253901
5thA679172803
6thA6177101402
7thA675101612
8thA60629902
9thB644791201
10thB613071002
11thM6571802
12thA6786700
13thB62313401
14thB62332400
15thB62361200

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2000

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2000: 405.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2000

BB2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2000: 219.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years