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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 477 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2007, and 675 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2006 (518), and casualties fell from 767.

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

Collisions in 2007
477
Down 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
675
Down 12% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2007

0.4% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5712%
  • Slight41888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious608.9%
  • Slight61391%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2007 is highlighted, with 477, down 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday77 (16%)
  • Wednesday77 (16%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday61 (13%)
  • Saturday79 (17%)
  • Sunday49 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.3%)
  • February35 (7.3%)
  • March34 (7.1%)
  • April30 (6.3%)
  • May44 (9.2%)
  • June56 (12%)
  • July47 (9.9%)
  • August35 (7.3%)
  • September44 (9.2%)
  • October40 (8.4%)
  • November42 (8.8%)
  • December35 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight361 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (68%)
  • Wet or damp141 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph398 (83%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph29 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph19 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway382 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (11%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (66%)
  • Pedestrian102 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20117 (17%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 35120 (18%)
  • 36 to 45105 (16%)
  • 46 to 5569 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (56%)
  • Passenger198 (29%)
  • Pedestrian102 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car688 (79%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle36 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 135th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2007

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2007, with 63 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2007

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2007: 61, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666618416
2ndM65183201
3rdA6119142702
4thA677121801
5thA6177111501
6thA675101913
7thA679101300
8thA6745500
9thA60624401
10thB61304801
11thB62313400
12thB64473500
13thA5772200
14thA6782300
15thB62332400
16thA591100
17thA60781100
18thA6191101
19thA8771100
20thB62231300

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2007

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2007: 334.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2007

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2007: 197.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years