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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 501 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2004, and 678 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2003 (496), and casualties fell from 697.

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

Collisions in 2004
501
Up 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
678
Down 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2004

0.4% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5611%
  • Slight44388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious669.7%
  • Slight61090%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2004 is highlighted, with 501, up 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday86 (17%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.6%)
  • February43 (8.6%)
  • March35 (7%)
  • April42 (8.4%)
  • May30 (6%)
  • June44 (8.8%)
  • July40 (8%)
  • August43 (8.6%)
  • September45 (9%)
  • October61 (12%)
  • November46 (9.2%)
  • December39 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (61%)
  • Wet or damp185 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph436 (87%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph26 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph22 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway426 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (62%)
  • Pedestrian137 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (4%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1060 (8.8%)
  • 11 to 1554 (8%)
  • 16 to 20114 (17%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 35130 (19%)
  • 36 to 4580 (12%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (1.9%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (52%)
  • Passenger188 (28%)
  • Pedestrian137 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car716 (82%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 137th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2004

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2004, with 62 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2004

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2004: 77, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6667710607
2ndA677324502
3rdA674182001
4thA675142105
5thA6177131601
6thA679131802
7thA6062121300
8thA6119111701
9thM6581000
10thB62336602
11thA6785500
12thB644752401
13thB61304400
14thB62314501
15thA6801100
16thB62361100
17thB63911401

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2004

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2004: 361.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2004

BB2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2004: 201.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years