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Hyndburn road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 1982, and 390 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1981 (309), and casualties fell from 398.

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

Collisions in 1982
303
Down 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
390
Down 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 1982

1.7% of collisions in Hyndburn in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious8628%
  • Slight21270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious9625%
  • Slight28974%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 1982 is highlighted, with 303, down 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (18%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (11%)
  • Thursday57 (19%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (9.9%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (8.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.3%)
  • February26 (8.6%)
  • March26 (8.6%)
  • April18 (5.9%)
  • May28 (9.2%)
  • June25 (8.3%)
  • July21 (6.9%)
  • August29 (9.6%)
  • September18 (5.9%)
  • October28 (9.2%)
  • November26 (8.6%)
  • December36 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (52%)
  • Wet or damp132 (44%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph264 (87%)
  • 40 mph6 (2%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph30 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (37%)
  • Pedestrian123 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (18%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (5.6%)
  • 6 to 1032 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1542 (11%)
  • 16 to 2086 (22%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3542 (11%)
  • 36 to 4530 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5532 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.9%)
  • Over 7517 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (45%)
  • Pedestrian123 (32%)
  • Passenger90 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car306 (65%)
  • Motorcycle69 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 1982.

Collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
316th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
306th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 1982

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 1982: 58, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6805876218
2ndA6794557116
3rdB6231242907
4thA678182517
5thB6535152102
6thA677112512
7thB62325800
8thB62343402
9thB62363302
10thA561100
11thB62371100

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 1982

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 1982: 138.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 1982

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 1982: 243.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 1982, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1982.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years