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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2020, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2019 (321), and casualties fell from 451.

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

Collisions in 2020
269
Down 16% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
380
Down 16% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2020

0.7% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2020 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7428%
  • Slight19372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious8422%
  • Slight29477%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2020 is highlighted, with 269, down 16% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 269
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (14%)
  • Friday50 (19%)
  • Saturday37 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (10%)
  • February40 (15%)
  • March16 (5.9%)
  • April7 (2.6%)
  • May15 (5.6%)
  • June14 (5.2%)
  • July26 (9.7%)
  • August16 (5.9%)
  • September31 (12%)
  • October24 (8.9%)
  • November23 (8.6%)
  • December29 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (65%)
  • Wet or damp87 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (12%)
  • 30 mph204 (76%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (63%)
  • Pedestrian69 (18%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2041 (11%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3579 (21%)
  • 36 to 4556 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (13%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (56%)
  • Passenger100 (26%)
  • Pedestrian69 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (81%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 106th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2020

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2020, with 38 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2020

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2020: 35, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666354619
2ndA6078142703
3rdM65111603
4thA67791404
5thB613091403
6thA611971012
7thA67461001
8thA6785700
9thB64475701
10thA60774700
11thB62314401
12thA6793502
13thA12201
14thA60622200
15thA6751101
16thB11100
17thB62321400
18thB62361100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2020

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2020: 203.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2020

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2020: 117.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years