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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2009, and 656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2008 (495), and casualties fell from 672.

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

Collisions in 2009
466
Down 6% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
656
Down 2% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2009

0.4% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2009 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7316%
  • Slight39184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7812%
  • Slight57688%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2009 is highlighted, with 466, down 6% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday77 (17%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.4%)
  • February37 (7.9%)
  • March40 (8.6%)
  • April31 (6.7%)
  • May38 (8.2%)
  • June33 (7.1%)
  • July43 (9.2%)
  • August38 (8.2%)
  • September29 (6.2%)
  • October38 (8.2%)
  • November60 (13%)
  • December40 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (60%)
  • Wet or damp169 (36%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph406 (87%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (6%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (62%)
  • Pedestrian121 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1043 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20103 (16%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 35138 (21%)
  • 36 to 45105 (16%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.4%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (56%)
  • Passenger170 (26%)
  • Pedestrian121 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car663 (81%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 118th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2009

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2009, with 66 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2009

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2009: 52, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666527506
2ndA677273601
3rdA674172702
4thA6177152200
5thM65153802
6thA675142013
7thA679111501
8thB613091100
9thA606281300
10thA611981401
11thB644781203
12thB62314702
13thA6783401
14thB62333401
15thA60772200
16thA60782201
17thB62322200
18thA60611301
19thB62341400
20thB62361400

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2009

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2009: 353.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2009

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2009: 187.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years