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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 495 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2008, and 672 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2007 (477), and casualties fell from 675.

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

Collisions in 2008
495
Up 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
672
Level with 2007
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2008

0.6% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6112%
  • Slight43187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious639.4%
  • Slight60690%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2008 is highlighted, with 495, up 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (12%)
  • Thursday92 (19%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.7%)
  • February50 (10%)
  • March46 (9.3%)
  • April46 (9.3%)
  • May32 (6.5%)
  • June40 (8.1%)
  • July35 (7.1%)
  • August38 (7.7%)
  • September46 (9.3%)
  • October51 (10%)
  • November45 (9.1%)
  • December33 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight376 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry325 (66%)
  • Wet or damp156 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph436 (88%)
  • 40 mph10 (2%)
  • 50 mph20 (4%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph16 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway391 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (13%)
  • Roundabout20 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (60%)
  • Pedestrian139 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist27 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1564 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20105 (16%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (16%)
  • 36 to 45111 (17%)
  • 46 to 5567 (10%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.7%)
  • Over 7510 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (54%)
  • Passenger172 (26%)
  • Pedestrian139 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car690 (80%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car45 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 114th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2008

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2008, with 72 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2008

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2008: 82, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66682107116
2ndA677405502
3rdA674172201
4thM65162613
5thA6078152311
6thA679152601
7thA6177141900
8thA6119111801
9thA607781200
10thA6757703
11thA67871000
12thB61306701
13thA60625801
14thB62335700
15thB62313302
16thB64473300
17thA60611101
18thA621100
19thB62341100
20thB63911100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2008

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2008: 385.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2008

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2008: 229.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years