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Hyndburn road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 1981, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1980 (312), and casualties fell from 411.

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

Collisions in 1981
309
Down 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
398
Down 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 1981

1.3% of collisions in Hyndburn in 1981 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious8026%
  • Slight22573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious9724%
  • Slight29775%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 1981 is highlighted, with 309, down 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (19%)
  • Thursday51 (17%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.4%)
  • February26 (8.4%)
  • March33 (11%)
  • April24 (7.8%)
  • May27 (8.7%)
  • June30 (9.7%)
  • July30 (9.7%)
  • August20 (6.5%)
  • September16 (5.2%)
  • October36 (12%)
  • November28 (9.1%)
  • December16 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (22%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (54%)
  • Wet or damp131 (42%)
  • Snow7 (2.3%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph251 (81%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph31 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant161 (40%)
  • Pedestrian109 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (16%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1042 (11%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2085 (21%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3569 (17%)
  • 36 to 4528 (7%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (46%)
  • Pedestrian109 (27%)
  • Passenger105 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car303 (64%)
  • Motorcycle76 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach19 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 1981.

Collisions
308th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 1981

The A679 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 1981: 65, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6796585217
2ndA6804557012
3rdA6782641112
4thB6535202208
5thB6231192004
6thA677101200
7thB62322502
8thA6711100
9thB62341200
10thB62371101

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 1981

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 1981: 137.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 1981

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 1981: 230.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 1981, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years