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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 574 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2001, and 786 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2000 (536), and casualties rose from 785.

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

Collisions in 2001
574
Up 7% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
786
Level with 2000
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2001

1.4% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2001 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious7213%
  • Slight49486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious779.8%
  • Slight70189%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2001 is highlighted, with 574, up 7% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (16%)
  • Tuesday83 (14%)
  • Wednesday84 (15%)
  • Thursday78 (14%)
  • Friday103 (18%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday62 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.7%)
  • February46 (8%)
  • March42 (7.3%)
  • April48 (8.4%)
  • May48 (8.4%)
  • June47 (8.2%)
  • July43 (7.5%)
  • August40 (7%)
  • September46 (8%)
  • October52 (9.1%)
  • November59 (10%)
  • December59 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight418 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (19%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (56%)
  • Wet or damp232 (40%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph501 (87%)
  • 40 mph17 (3%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph31 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway477 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant501 (64%)
  • Pedestrian169 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist22 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1059 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1572 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20109 (14%)
  • 21 to 2593 (12%)
  • 26 to 35184 (23%)
  • 36 to 45115 (15%)
  • 46 to 5570 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (2.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (1.5%)
  • Over 7515 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider421 (54%)
  • Passenger196 (25%)
  • Pedestrian169 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car832 (84%)
  • Motorcycle58 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots 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

Accident hotspots (10)

How Blackburn with Darwen ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 136th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2001

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2001, with 70 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2001

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2001: 90, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66690126115
2ndA677567718
3rdA6119293812
4thA674253103
5thB6447203201
6thA6177193013
7thA679192900
8thA675121524
9thM65122002
10thA606291500
11thB61307911
12thB623371200
13thA6785602
14thB62312200
15thB62361100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2001

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2001: 434.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2001

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2001: 244.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2001, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years