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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2014, and 553 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2013 (415), and casualties fell from 576.

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

Collisions in 2014
398
Down 4% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
553
Down 4% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2014 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6917%
  • Slight32682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7313%
  • Slight47786%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2014 is highlighted, with 398, down 4% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (16%)
  • Tuesday69 (17%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.5%)
  • February36 (9%)
  • March36 (9%)
  • April34 (8.5%)
  • May31 (7.8%)
  • June41 (10%)
  • July30 (7.5%)
  • August34 (8.5%)
  • September24 (6%)
  • October31 (7.8%)
  • November32 (8%)
  • December31 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (63%)
  • Wet or damp145 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (6%)
  • 30 mph325 (82%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (3%)
  • 60 mph17 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (59%)
  • Pedestrian104 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (9%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1039 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2062 (11%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 35112 (20%)
  • 36 to 4585 (15%)
  • 46 to 5573 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (58%)
  • Passenger131 (24%)
  • Pedestrian104 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car554 (76%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 129th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2014

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2014, with 51 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2014

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2014: 52, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6665275111
2ndA674162602
3rdM65152200
4thA6078142104
5thA677111501
6thA678112003
7thA611991503
8thA67961203
9thB62316600
10thA60625502
11thA61774600
12thA6754501
13thB62324700
14thA60773600
15thB61302400
16thB64472401

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2014

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2014: 291.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2014

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2014: 156.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years