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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2017, and 515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2016 (416), and casualties fell from 552.

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

Collisions in 2017
341
Down 18% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
515
Down 7% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2017

0.9% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5316%
  • Slight28584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6412%
  • Slight44887%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2017 is highlighted, with 341, down 18% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (11%)
  • Sunday50 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.4%)
  • February25 (7.3%)
  • March28 (8.2%)
  • April18 (5.3%)
  • May28 (8.2%)
  • June23 (6.7%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August27 (7.9%)
  • September35 (10%)
  • October33 (9.7%)
  • November32 (9.4%)
  • December24 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (66%)
  • Wet or damp103 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (6.7%)
  • 30 mph283 (83%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (13%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant352 (68%)
  • Pedestrian79 (15%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.3%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1548 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 2053 (10%)
  • 21 to 2577 (15%)
  • 26 to 3597 (19%)
  • 36 to 4578 (15%)
  • 46 to 5565 (13%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (51%)
  • Passenger171 (33%)
  • Pedestrian79 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car521 (82%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle23 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Blackburn with Darwen ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 126th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2017

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2017, with 48 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2017

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2017: 48, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666486415
2ndA6078254002
3rdA677131403
4thM65133003
5thA6077121800
6thA6119101700
7thA67871100
8thB61306902
9thB64475511
10thA606241201
11thA6744500
12thA6794600
13thA61773402
14thB62313500
15thB62323401
16thB62362501
17thA6751200

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2017

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2017: 249.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2017

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2017: 135.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2017, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years