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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2023, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2022 (278), and casualties fell from 402.

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

Collisions in 2023
297
Up 7% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
395
Down 2% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2023

0.3% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2023 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious10335%
  • Slight19365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious11429%
  • Slight28071%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2023 is highlighted, with 297, up 7% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 297
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (18%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.4%)
  • February14 (4.7%)
  • March21 (7.1%)
  • April26 (8.8%)
  • May24 (8.1%)
  • June42 (14%)
  • July20 (6.7%)
  • August40 (13%)
  • September23 (7.7%)
  • October24 (8.1%)
  • November25 (8.4%)
  • December16 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (65%)
  • Wet or damp98 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (9.4%)
  • 30 mph223 (75%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph16 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (11%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (62%)
  • Pedestrian73 (18%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2050 (13%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3569 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (16%)
  • 46 to 5555 (14%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (59%)
  • Passenger90 (23%)
  • Pedestrian73 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car440 (81%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 111th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2023

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2023, with 41 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2023

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2023: 32, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666323608
2ndA6078162603
3rdB6130131706
4thM65122304
5thA6077101703
6thA67481302
7thB64478903
8thB62326804
9thA60625603
10thA6775901
11thB62314602
12thA61193801
13thA6792201
14thA11100
15thB61191200
16thB62361400

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2023

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2023: 222.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2023

BB2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2023: 116.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2023, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years