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Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2025, and 390 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2024 (285), and casualties fell from 401.

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

Collisions in 2025
286
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
390
Down 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackburn with Darwen in 2025

2.1% of collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2025 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Blackburn with Darwen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious8429%
  • Slight19669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious9324%
  • Slight29175%

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackburn with Darwen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 773 in 1998. 2025 is highlighted, with 286, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 286
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (17%)
  • Wednesday48 (17%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday32 (11%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.6%)
  • February30 (10%)
  • March19 (6.6%)
  • April30 (10%)
  • May25 (8.7%)
  • June17 (5.9%)
  • July24 (8.4%)
  • August22 (7.7%)
  • September27 (9.4%)
  • October22 (7.7%)
  • November23 (8%)
  • December28 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (70%)
  • Wet or damp82 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph34 (12%)
  • 30 mph205 (72%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (13%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (61%)
  • Pedestrian73 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (9%)
  • 16 to 2070 (18%)
  • 21 to 2540 (10%)
  • 26 to 3568 (17%)
  • 36 to 4555 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.8%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (61%)
  • Passenger79 (20%)
  • Pedestrian73 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (81%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackburn with Darwen in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackburn with Darwen had the 118th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackburn with Darwen in 2025

Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackburn with Darwen in 2025, with 34 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Blackburn with Darwen with the most crashes in 2025

The A666 had the most collisions in Blackburn with Darwen in 2025: 29, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackburn with Darwen, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6662945111
2ndA674152115
3rdM65142901
4thA6078131403
5thA6119101700
6thA60627702
7thA60777802
8thA6776600
9thA6785502
10thA6795502
11thB62315601
12thB62325701
13thB61303300
14thB64473900
15thA6752201
16thA11201

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2025

Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen had the most collisions of any town in Blackburn with Darwen in 2025: 210.

Postcode districts in Blackburn with Darwen: crashes in 2025

BB1 and BB2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackburn with Darwen in 2025, with 113 each.

Latest crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackburn with Darwen in 2025, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Blackburn with Darwen road accidents in other years