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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2021, and 421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2020 (269), and casualties rose from 380.

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

Collisions in 2021
317
Up 18% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
421
Up 11% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2021

0.6% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2021 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7423%
  • Slight24176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7919%
  • Slight34081%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2021 is highlighted, with 317, up 18% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 317
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (16%)
  • Tuesday50 (16%)
  • Wednesday55 (17%)
  • Thursday42 (13%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday35 (11%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5%)
  • February20 (6.3%)
  • March29 (9.1%)
  • April21 (6.6%)
  • May29 (9.1%)
  • June30 (9.5%)
  • July27 (8.5%)
  • August21 (6.6%)
  • September28 (8.8%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November40 (13%)
  • December23 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (69%)
  • Wet or damp92 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (8.8%)
  • 30 mph258 (81%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (64%)
  • Pedestrian85 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2042 (10%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3580 (19%)
  • 36 to 4561 (14%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (54%)
  • Passenger107 (25%)
  • Pedestrian85 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car469 (83%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 101st most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2021

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2021, with 49 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2021

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2021: 30, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6663039010
2ndA6078203005
3rdA674131816
4thM65111301
5thA678101001
6thA607781404
7thA61197701
8thA6777901
9thB623271101
10thA606261302
11thB61305701
12thB64475502
13thA6753701
14thB13400
15thB62313300
16thB62363302
17thA6791200

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2021

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2021: 250.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2021

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2021: 139.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2021, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years