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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2019, and 451 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2018 (358), and casualties fell from 489.

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

Collisions in 2019
321
Down 10% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
451
Down 8% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2019

1.2% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2019 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious9429%
  • Slight22369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious11225%
  • Slight33574%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2019 is highlighted, with 321, down 10% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 321
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (18%)
  • Tuesday56 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday41 (13%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.1%)
  • February30 (9.3%)
  • March21 (6.5%)
  • April30 (9.3%)
  • May25 (7.8%)
  • June26 (8.1%)
  • July30 (9.3%)
  • August22 (6.9%)
  • September24 (7.5%)
  • October28 (8.7%)
  • November29 (9%)
  • December30 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (69%)
  • Wet or damp96 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (6.2%)
  • 30 mph273 (85%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (11%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (64%)
  • Pedestrian99 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2065 (14%)
  • 21 to 2544 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3587 (19%)
  • 36 to 4551 (11%)
  • 46 to 5556 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.2%)
  • Over 7521 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (52%)
  • Passenger119 (26%)
  • Pedestrian99 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (84%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 119th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2019

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2019, with 51 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2019

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2019: 47, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6664754113
2ndA677153403
3rdA6078142103
4thA674142203
5thA6062101104
6thM65101801
7thB623291502
8thA607781104
9thA611981211
10thB61308903
11thA67951103
12thA67841102
13thB62314402
14thB64474502
15thA61771100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2019

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2019: 249.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2019

BB2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2019: 134.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2019, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2019.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years