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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2012, and 638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2011 (388), and casualties rose from 556.

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

Collisions in 2012
429
Up 11% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
638
Up 15% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2012

0.7% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6214%
  • Slight36485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious6711%
  • Slight56789%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2012 is highlighted, with 429, up 11% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday63 (15%)
  • Saturday67 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.1%)
  • February24 (5.6%)
  • March43 (10%)
  • April34 (7.9%)
  • May33 (7.7%)
  • June31 (7.2%)
  • July36 (8.4%)
  • August33 (7.7%)
  • September33 (7.7%)
  • October52 (12%)
  • November36 (8.4%)
  • December35 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (61%)
  • Wet or damp157 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (5.6%)
  • 30 mph361 (84%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (11%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (60%)
  • Pedestrian119 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1046 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2078 (12%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35129 (20%)
  • 36 to 4594 (15%)
  • 46 to 5568 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.6%)
  • Over 7520 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (51%)
  • Passenger195 (31%)
  • Pedestrian119 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car583 (77%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 106th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2012

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2012, with 63 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2012

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2012: 59, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6665989116
2ndA677183103
3rdA6078172602
4thA674142314
5thA6062111300
6thM65111702
7thA678102002
8thA611991301
9thB644781400
10thA6797800
11thB613071401
12thA607761100
13thA617761001
14thB62316601
15thB62323600
16thB62361200

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2012

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2012: 335.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2012

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2012: 192.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years