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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2013, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2012 (429), and casualties fell from 638.

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

Collisions in 2013
415
Down 3% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
576
Down 10% on 2012
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2013

None of the collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2013 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6516%
  • Slight35084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6912%
  • Slight50788%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2013 is highlighted, with 415, down 3% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (19%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday79 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.2%)
  • February34 (8.2%)
  • March29 (7%)
  • April27 (6.5%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June39 (9.4%)
  • July24 (5.8%)
  • August36 (8.7%)
  • September37 (8.9%)
  • October31 (7.5%)
  • November52 (13%)
  • December34 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (66%)
  • Wet or damp133 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (7%)
  • 30 mph341 (82%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (13%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (60%)
  • Pedestrian121 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (5%)
  • 6 to 1036 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2066 (11%)
  • 21 to 2566 (11%)
  • 26 to 35108 (19%)
  • 36 to 4587 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (52%)
  • Passenger156 (27%)
  • Pedestrian121 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (76%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 106th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2013

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2013, with 81 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2013

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2013: 49, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666496309
2ndA6078274204
3rdA677163505
4thA6119141701
5thM65132500
6thA678122001
7thA60776703
8thA6746602
9thA67961000
10thA61775501
11thB61305701
12thB62315601
13thA60623400
14thA6753502
15thB62323300
16thB64473300
17thB63911100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2013

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2013: 319.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2013

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2013: 166.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2013.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years