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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 410 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2010, and 574 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2009 (466), and casualties fell from 656.

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

Collisions in 2010
410
Down 12% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
574
Down 13% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2010

0.2% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5614%
  • Slight35386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5910%
  • Slight51490%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2010 is highlighted, with 410, down 12% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday71 (17%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8%)
  • February27 (6.6%)
  • March39 (9.5%)
  • April35 (8.5%)
  • May50 (12%)
  • June35 (8.5%)
  • July40 (9.8%)
  • August26 (6.3%)
  • September32 (7.8%)
  • October32 (7.8%)
  • November38 (9.3%)
  • December23 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (64%)
  • Wet or damp109 (27%)
  • Frost or ice27 (6.6%)
  • Snow12 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph353 (86%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph14 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (63%)
  • Pedestrian97 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2086 (15%)
  • 21 to 2558 (10%)
  • 26 to 35114 (20%)
  • 36 to 4595 (17%)
  • 46 to 5558 (10%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (55%)
  • Passenger162 (28%)
  • Pedestrian97 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car579 (79%)
  • Motorcycle43 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 134th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2010

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2010, with 62 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2010

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2010: 46, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666466405
2ndA677395803
3rdA674213703
4thM65184205
5thA6177101800
6thA679101300
7thB6130101000
8thA61196901
9thA60624400
10thB62334701
11thA60783400
12thA6783400
13thB64473400
14thA6752200
15thB62311100
16thB63911100
17thB64771100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2010

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2010: 283.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2010

BB2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2010: 156.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years