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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2016, and 552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2015 (398), and casualties fell from 569.

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

Collisions in 2016
416
Up 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
552
Down 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2016

0.5% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6616%
  • Slight34884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6913%
  • Slight48187%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2016 is highlighted, with 416, up 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 416
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.7%)
  • February39 (9.4%)
  • March36 (8.7%)
  • April34 (8.2%)
  • May35 (8.4%)
  • June40 (9.6%)
  • July33 (7.9%)
  • August32 (7.7%)
  • September33 (7.9%)
  • October32 (7.7%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December25 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (67%)
  • Wet or damp124 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (7.9%)
  • 30 mph338 (81%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (12%)
  • Roundabout34 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (57%)
  • Pedestrian122 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2062 (11%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 35118 (21%)
  • 36 to 4578 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.1%)
  • Over 7519 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (52%)
  • Passenger142 (26%)
  • Pedestrian122 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (77%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 103rd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2016

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2016, with 70 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2016

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2016: 54, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666548317
2ndA6078273713
3rdA674161903
4thA6119152203
5thA678152801
6thM65152603
7thA677111302
8thA60778900
9thA6757801
10thA6796702
11thB623261103
12thA60625701
13thA61774700
14thB61304801
15thB63913401
16thB62312400
17thB62332200
18thB64772200
19thA60681100
20thA661100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2016

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2016: 315.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2016

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2016: 175.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years