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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2011, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2010 (410), and casualties fell from 574.

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

Collisions in 2011
388
Down 5% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
556
Down 3% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2011

1% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2011 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5715%
  • Slight32784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious6211%
  • Slight48888%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2011 is highlighted, with 388, down 5% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (17%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday53 (14%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8%)
  • February25 (6.4%)
  • March39 (10%)
  • April29 (7.5%)
  • May29 (7.5%)
  • June28 (7.2%)
  • July30 (7.7%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October35 (9%)
  • November26 (6.7%)
  • December28 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (64%)
  • Wet or damp127 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph327 (84%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (62%)
  • Pedestrian101 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1041 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2061 (11%)
  • 21 to 2584 (15%)
  • 26 to 3596 (17%)
  • 36 to 45100 (18%)
  • 46 to 5552 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.3%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (51%)
  • Passenger171 (31%)
  • Pedestrian101 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car525 (78%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 140th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2011

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2011, with 58 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2011

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2011: 47, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666477024
2ndA677396215
3rdA674151902
4thA6119141802
5thA6077101401
6thA607892201
7thA67891102
8thM6591303
9thA67981101
10thB623281000
11thA60626600
12thA67551010
13thB61304402
14thB64474600
15thB62312200
16thB62362201

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2011

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2011: 286.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2011

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2011: 162.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2011, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years