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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 550 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2002, and 784 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2001 (574), and casualties fell from 786.

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

Collisions in 2002
550
Down 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
784
Level with 2001
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2002

0.4% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6913%
  • Slight47987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious8010%
  • Slight70189%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2002 is highlighted, with 550, down 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (13%)
  • Wednesday88 (16%)
  • Thursday89 (16%)
  • Friday97 (18%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.2%)
  • February51 (9.3%)
  • March52 (9.5%)
  • April35 (6.4%)
  • May54 (9.8%)
  • June41 (7.5%)
  • July46 (8.4%)
  • August55 (10%)
  • September36 (6.5%)
  • October60 (11%)
  • November45 (8.2%)
  • December41 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds410 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (54%)
  • Wet or damp232 (42%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Mud6 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph477 (87%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph18 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph32 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway479 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant511 (65%)
  • Pedestrian149 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist28 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1058 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1565 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20117 (15%)
  • 21 to 2598 (13%)
  • 26 to 35162 (21%)
  • 36 to 45107 (14%)
  • 46 to 5577 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6528 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.6%)
  • Over 7519 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (53%)
  • Passenger217 (28%)
  • Pedestrian149 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car813 (84%)
  • Motorcycle47 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.4%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Blackburn with Darwen ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 136th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2002

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2002, with 75 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2002

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2002: 98, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6669815219
2ndA677365414
3rdA675172303
4thA6119142702
5thA6177142201
6thA679121201
7thB6447121503
8thA674101603
9thA606291204
10thM6591902
11thB613081000
12thB62337800
13thB62313701
14thA6782200
15thB63911100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2002

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2002: 407.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2002

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2002: 239.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years