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Hyndburn road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 1979, and 433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,263 collisions in Hyndburn.

Collisions in 1979
341
Casualties in 1979
433
Fatal collisions
13
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 1979

3.8% of collisions in Hyndburn in 1979 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.8%
  • Serious7021%
  • Slight25876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.5%
  • Serious8319%
  • Slight33577%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 1979 is highlighted, with 341.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (7.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (8.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (3.8%)
  • February24 (7%)
  • March24 (7%)
  • April22 (6.5%)
  • May27 (7.9%)
  • June41 (12%)
  • July26 (7.6%)
  • August27 (7.9%)
  • September36 (11%)
  • October30 (8.8%)
  • November40 (12%)
  • December31 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (59%)
  • Wet or damp121 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph281 (82%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph33 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant175 (40%)
  • Pedestrian114 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1036 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2088 (20%)
  • 21 to 2577 (18%)
  • 26 to 3562 (14%)
  • 36 to 4543 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5524 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.1%)
  • Over 7511 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (46%)
  • Passenger120 (28%)
  • Pedestrian114 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car342 (65%)
  • Motorcycle86 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach26 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Hyndburn

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hyndburn ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 1979.

Collisions
293rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 1979

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 1979: 59, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6805978115
2ndA6794862013
3rdB6231192301
4thA678182435
5thB6535141602
6thA67791202
7thB62343401
8thB62322401
9thA61191100
10thA6301101
11thB62371100
12thB63211100

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 1979

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 1979: 161.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 1979

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 1979: 280.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 1979, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years