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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 518 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2006, and 767 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2005 (499), and casualties rose from 686.

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

Collisions in 2006
518
Up 4% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
767
Up 12% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2006

1.2% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious6813%
  • Slight44486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious7810%
  • Slight68389%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2006 is highlighted, with 518, up 4% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (12%)
  • Thursday86 (17%)
  • Friday88 (17%)
  • Saturday77 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.7%)
  • February44 (8.5%)
  • March41 (7.9%)
  • April41 (7.9%)
  • May47 (9.1%)
  • June46 (8.9%)
  • July39 (7.5%)
  • August47 (9.1%)
  • September45 (8.7%)
  • October44 (8.5%)
  • November40 (7.7%)
  • December44 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight399 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (60%)
  • Wet or damp195 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph443 (86%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph30 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph12 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout38 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant506 (66%)
  • Pedestrian105 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.1%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6%)
  • 16 to 20132 (17%)
  • 21 to 2594 (12%)
  • 26 to 35159 (21%)
  • 36 to 45132 (17%)
  • 46 to 5584 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.5%)
  • Over 7511 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (56%)
  • Passenger234 (31%)
  • Pedestrian105 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car746 (79%)
  • Taxi or private hire car48 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle35 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 129th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2006

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2006, with 70 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2006

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2006: 80, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66680113010
2ndA677243612
3rdA674162403
4thA6119122201
5thA6177122101
6thA679111802
7thM65112101
8thA606281110
9thA67581612
10thB613081310
11thB623371600
12thB64477802
13thB62315802
14thA6784800
15thA6673400
16thA60781200
17thA6601200
18thB62321100
19thB62361100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2006

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2006: 376.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2006

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2006: 217.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2006, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years