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Hyndburn road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 1980, and 411 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1979 (341), and casualties fell from 433.

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

Collisions in 1980
312
Down 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
411
Down 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 1980

2.6% of collisions in Hyndburn in 1980 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious7424%
  • Slight23074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious8120%
  • Slight32178%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 1980 is highlighted, with 312, down 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (12%)
  • February17 (5.4%)
  • March30 (9.6%)
  • April16 (5.1%)
  • May21 (6.7%)
  • June25 (8%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August26 (8.3%)
  • September17 (5.4%)
  • October27 (8.7%)
  • November37 (12%)
  • December26 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (20%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (57%)
  • Wet or damp117 (38%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.2%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph250 (80%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph42 (13%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (42%)
  • Pedestrian103 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2097 (24%)
  • 21 to 2558 (14%)
  • 26 to 3556 (14%)
  • 36 to 4535 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5539 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (45%)
  • Passenger125 (30%)
  • Pedestrian103 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (65%)
  • Motorcycle69 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach22 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 1980.

Collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
321st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 1980

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 1980: 49, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6804960312
2ndA6794149110
3rdA678294926
4thB6231283716
5thA677142105
6thB6535132302
7thB623261012
8thB62344601
9thB62362200
10thB62372201
11thB62381200

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 1980

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 1980: 130.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 1980

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 1980: 236.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 1980, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years