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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2018, and 489 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2017 (341), and casualties fell from 515.

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

Collisions in 2018
358
Up 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
489
Down 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2018

0.8% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5616%
  • Slight29984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6413%
  • Slight42286%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2018 is highlighted, with 358, up 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 358
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (10%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (18%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.1%)
  • February24 (6.7%)
  • March31 (8.7%)
  • April21 (5.9%)
  • May35 (9.8%)
  • June31 (8.7%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August27 (7.5%)
  • September34 (9.5%)
  • October34 (9.5%)
  • November24 (6.7%)
  • December30 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (71%)
  • Wet or damp90 (25%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (5.6%)
  • 30 mph296 (83%)
  • 40 mph7 (2%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (15%)
  • Roundabout18 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (67%)
  • Pedestrian90 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2060 (12%)
  • 21 to 2548 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3588 (18%)
  • 36 to 4583 (17%)
  • 46 to 5568 (14%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.3%)
  • Over 7518 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (56%)
  • Passenger124 (25%)
  • Pedestrian90 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car518 (82%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 113th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2018

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2018, with 60 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2018

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2018: 35, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666354105
2ndA6078264512
3rdA674151701
4thA677141903
5thM65142601
6thA6119122011
7thA6077111303
8thA67991203
9thB644771001
10thA60626601
11thA6786900
12thB62315602
13thB61304800
14thB62324501
15thA61773501
16thB62333401
17thA2081300
18thA60681100
19thA61161100
20thA6751100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2018

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2018: 273.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2018

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2018: 148.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years