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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2005, and 686 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2004 (501), and casualties rose from 678.

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

Collisions in 2005
499
Level with 2004
Casualties in 2005
686
Up 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2005

0.8% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious6212%
  • Slight43387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious669.6%
  • Slight61490%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2005 is highlighted, with 499, level with 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday84 (17%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.8%)
  • February40 (8%)
  • March37 (7.4%)
  • April46 (9.2%)
  • May52 (10%)
  • June49 (9.8%)
  • July32 (6.4%)
  • August28 (5.6%)
  • September46 (9.2%)
  • October41 (8.2%)
  • November51 (10%)
  • December43 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (65%)
  • Wet or damp161 (32%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph441 (88%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph23 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph13 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (7%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (62%)
  • Pedestrian118 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist33 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1041 (6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20106 (15%)
  • 21 to 2583 (12%)
  • 26 to 35132 (19%)
  • 36 to 45110 (16%)
  • 46 to 5578 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (1.6%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (55%)
  • Passenger194 (28%)
  • Pedestrian118 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car714 (79%)
  • Motorcycle52 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 136th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2005

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2005, with 73 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2005

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2005: 63, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666638305
2ndA677314401
3rdA6177142101
4thA674111501
5thA611991201
6thM6591800
7thA67581620
8thA6798802
9thA606271314
10thB623371201
11thB64474401
12thA6783300
13thB61303600
14thB62313500
15thA592200
16thB62322300
17thB63911100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2005

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2005: 360.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2005

BB2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2005: 192.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years