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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2003, and 697 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2002 (550), and casualties fell from 784.

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

Collisions in 2003
496
Down 10% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
697
Down 11% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2003

1% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2003 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6012%
  • Slight43187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious689.8%
  • Slight62389%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2003 is highlighted, with 496, down 10% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday90 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (16%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.1%)
  • February46 (9.3%)
  • March33 (6.7%)
  • April36 (7.3%)
  • May45 (9.1%)
  • June45 (9.1%)
  • July48 (9.7%)
  • August44 (8.9%)
  • September43 (8.7%)
  • October31 (6.3%)
  • November42 (8.5%)
  • December43 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight361 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds399 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (15%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (64%)
  • Wet or damp166 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph422 (85%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph34 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph15 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway398 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant442 (63%)
  • Pedestrian139 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist35 (5%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1049 (7%)
  • 11 to 1554 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20110 (16%)
  • 21 to 2577 (11%)
  • 26 to 35144 (21%)
  • 36 to 4583 (12%)
  • 46 to 5576 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2%)
  • Over 7519 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (50%)
  • Passenger212 (30%)
  • Pedestrian139 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car707 (82%)
  • Motorcycle41 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2003

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2003 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.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Blackburn with Darwen ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 150th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2003

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2003, with 72 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2003

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2003: 88, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66688132211
2ndA677385303
3rdA674212703
4thA675162916
5thA6119142402
6thA6177141802
7thM65142601
8thA679111900
9thB6130111401
10thB62316900
11thB64476601
12thB62335802
13thA6784800
14thA60623300
15thB62362201
16thB63911100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2003

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2003: 357.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2003

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2003: 204.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years