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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2024, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2023 (297), and casualties rose from 395.

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

Collisions in 2024
285
Down 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
401
Up 2% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2024

0.7% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2024 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious9232%
  • Slight19167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious10225%
  • Slight29774%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2024 is highlighted, with 285, down 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 285
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (11%)
  • Wednesday52 (18%)
  • Thursday48 (17%)
  • Friday41 (14%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.7%)
  • February25 (8.8%)
  • March24 (8.4%)
  • April23 (8.1%)
  • May22 (7.7%)
  • June24 (8.4%)
  • July17 (6%)
  • August30 (11%)
  • September21 (7.4%)
  • October26 (9.1%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December19 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight198 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (69%)
  • Wet or damp73 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (6.7%)
  • 30 mph224 (79%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (13%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (65%)
  • Pedestrian73 (18%)
  • Cyclist28 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2049 (12%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3564 (16%)
  • 36 to 4567 (17%)
  • 46 to 5544 (11%)
  • 56 to 6548 (12%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.5%)
  • Over 7513 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (55%)
  • Passenger107 (27%)
  • Pedestrian73 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle23 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 116th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2024

Audley & Queen's Park, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 1PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2024, with 27 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2024

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2024: 42, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6664252113
2ndA6078142605
3rdA6077132005
4thB6130121405
5thM65112003
6thA674101103
7thA611981303
8thA6776900
9thA6786702
10thA60625601
11thB62315601
12thB62324401
13thB64473500
14thA6752301
15thB62362300
16thA6791301
17thB1111100

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2024

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2024: 219.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2024

BB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2024: 127.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2024, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years