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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2015, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2014, and casualties rose from 553.

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

Collisions in 2015
398
Level with 2014
Casualties in 2015
569
Up 3% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2015

0.3% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2015 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious7419%
  • Slight32381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7714%
  • Slight49186%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2015 is highlighted, with 398, level with 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (16%)
  • Wednesday71 (18%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8%)
  • February27 (6.8%)
  • March31 (7.8%)
  • April31 (7.8%)
  • May32 (8%)
  • June31 (7.8%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August31 (7.8%)
  • September36 (9%)
  • October30 (7.5%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December34 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (68%)
  • Wet or damp113 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph327 (82%)
  • 40 mph8 (2%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph18 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph16 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (58%)
  • Pedestrian86 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (10%)
  • Cyclist43 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2084 (15%)
  • 21 to 2585 (15%)
  • 26 to 35100 (18%)
  • 36 to 4586 (15%)
  • 46 to 5574 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.5%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (55%)
  • Passenger172 (30%)
  • Pedestrian86 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (74%)
  • Motorcycle55 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 117th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2015

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2015, with 59 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2015

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2015: 45, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666456308
2ndA6078224106
3rdA677172101
4thM65152803
5thA674142204
6thA6119101800
7thA67581001
8thA607761500
9thA6796902
10thB62316700
11thB62326700
12thA6785502
13thA61774400
14thB61304500
15thA60623401
16thB64472301
17thB63911100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2015

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2015: 291.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2015

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2015: 159.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years