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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2022, and 402 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2021 (317), and casualties fell from 421.

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

Collisions in 2022
278
Down 12% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
402
Down 5% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2022

0.4% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2022 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious8029%
  • Slight19771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious9223%
  • Slight30977%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2022 is highlighted, with 278, down 12% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 278
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (14%)
  • Friday57 (21%)
  • Saturday51 (18%)
  • Sunday23 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (11%)
  • February23 (8.3%)
  • March29 (10%)
  • April21 (7.6%)
  • May39 (14%)
  • June21 (7.6%)
  • July17 (6.1%)
  • August20 (7.2%)
  • September20 (7.2%)
  • October25 (9%)
  • November15 (5.4%)
  • December18 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (71%)
  • Wet or damp74 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (7.2%)
  • 30 mph226 (81%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (4%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (14%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (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 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant286 (71%)
  • Pedestrian60 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2042 (10%)
  • 21 to 2561 (15%)
  • 26 to 3567 (17%)
  • 36 to 4563 (16%)
  • 46 to 5558 (14%)
  • 56 to 6543 (11%)
  • 66 to 758 (2%)
  • Over 756 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (56%)
  • Passenger115 (29%)
  • Pedestrian60 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (85%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle21 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 128th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2022

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2022, with 43 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2022

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2022: 36, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6663653111
2ndA6078243409
3rdA674141805
4thA6077101602
5thM65101401
6thA611981202
7thA60627800
8thB613071602
9thA6775700
10thA6794600
11thB62364800
12thB64474601
13thA6783502
14thB62312300
15thB62322200
16thA6751100
17thB63911201

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2022

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2022: 211.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2022

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2022: 115.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years