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Hyndburn road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 12,263 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025, and 16,559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 178 were fatal and 2,273 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 153 collisions, up 1% on 2024 (151), and casualties rose from 203 to 226.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
12,263
54th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
16,559
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
178
1.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
153
Up 1% on 2024

Crash severity in Hyndburn

1.5% of collisions in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1781.5%
  • Serious2,27319%
  • Slight9,81280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1891.1%
  • Serious2,54915%
  • Slight13,82183%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. In 2025 there were 153, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025153226
2024151203
2023166228
2022126179
2021150220
2020166219
2019152219
2018164256
2017173228
2016190260
2015209289
2014205303
2013198258
2012198262
2011207291
2010229327
2009215301
2008258353
2007274384
2006271387
2005288417
2004336445
2003287407
2002324474
2001354506
2000303402
1999297410
1998362502
1997338473
1996381511
1995336455
1994313450
1993295408
1992299410
1991242311
1990318401
1989295359
1988289407
1987295360
1986285338
1985296366
1984313375
1983297347
1982303390
1981309398
1980312411
1979341433

When and where crashes happen in Hyndburn

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,718 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,782 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,792 (15%)
  • Thursday1,855 (15%)
  • Friday2,089 (17%)
  • Saturday1,688 (14%)
  • Sunday1,339 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59408 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59160 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,270 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,583 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,274 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,332 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,214 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,022 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January984 (8%)
  • February926 (7.6%)
  • March1,004 (8.2%)
  • April939 (7.7%)
  • May988 (8.1%)
  • June1,075 (8.8%)
  • July979 (8%)
  • August981 (8%)
  • September1,047 (8.5%)
  • October1,094 (8.9%)
  • November1,138 (9.3%)
  • December1,108 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,920 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,845 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting345 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown85 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit68 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,410 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,028 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds222 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds129 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds107 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist62 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds27 (0.2%)
  • Other111 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded167 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,187 (59%)
  • Wet or damp4,654 (38%)
  • Frost or ice270 (2.2%)
  • Snow99 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep31 (0.3%)
  • Mud10 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph240 (2%)
  • 30 mph9,120 (74%)
  • 40 mph580 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph548 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph935 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph832 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,192 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway1,166 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout556 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road276 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded73 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant9,587 (58%)
  • Pedestrian3,382 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist1,438 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist932 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant450 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant295 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant188 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)113 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant80 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant67 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5708 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 101,167 (7%)
  • 11 to 151,210 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 202,669 (16%)
  • 21 to 252,048 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,032 (18%)
  • 36 to 452,082 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,474 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 65994 (6%)
  • 66 to 75639 (3.9%)
  • Over 75487 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded49 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider8,856 (53%)
  • Passenger4,321 (26%)
  • Pedestrian3,382 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car15,969 (76%)
  • Motorcycle1,506 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,208 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle952 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes454 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach361 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car298 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle182 (0.9%)
  • Minibus74 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown21 (0.1%)
  • Other32 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Hyndburn

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hyndburn

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hyndburn ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had the 54th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
54th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
295thBracknell Forest12,42416,3931861,976
296thCannock Chase12,39316,6991851,530
297thRushmoor12,38215,4631272,436
298thHyndburn (this area)12,26316,5591782,273
299thSouth Hams12,16516,9432092,463
300thStirling12,12216,9883783,774
301stTewkesbury12,01216,7123862,823

Accident hotspots in Hyndburn

Barnfield, Hyndburn, BB5 1LN area is the busiest accident hotspot in Hyndburn, with 1,110 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 11 of them fatal.

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025: 1,602, including 27 fatal and 298 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6801,6022,13327298
2ndA6791,4361,97321289
3rdB62317439558158
4thA6787361,00123158
5thM65533874669
6thB6535426562491
7thA6119271366220
8thA6185243343114
9thA677226363955
10thA56205338742
11thB6234180271245
12thB6232176320833
13thB6236162280238
14thA617781138318
15thB623773111210
16thB6243132303
17thA6715703
18thA594511
19thA6664400
20thB62454701

Towns in Hyndburn

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025: 4,759.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025: 8,929.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn

Of the latest 24 crashes in Hyndburn, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity