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Hyndburn road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 1983, and 347 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1982 (303), and casualties fell from 390.

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

Collisions in 1983
297
Down 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
347
Down 11% on 1982
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 1983

0.7% of collisions in Hyndburn in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7224%
  • Slight22375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7722%
  • Slight26877%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 1983 is highlighted, with 297, down 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 297
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (16%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.1%)
  • February19 (6.4%)
  • March26 (8.8%)
  • April20 (6.7%)
  • May21 (7.1%)
  • June35 (12%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August28 (9.4%)
  • September16 (5.4%)
  • October26 (8.8%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December23 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (19%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (62%)
  • Wet or damp109 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph258 (87%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph28 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian117 (34%)
  • Car occupant112 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (18%)
  • Cyclist30 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1044 (13%)
  • 11 to 1535 (10%)
  • 16 to 2082 (24%)
  • 21 to 2536 (10%)
  • 26 to 3542 (12%)
  • 36 to 4532 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5520 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.7%)
  • Over 7511 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (46%)
  • Pedestrian117 (34%)
  • Passenger70 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car283 (62%)
  • Motorcycle71 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 1983.

Collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 1983

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 1983: 60, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6806063216
2ndA6795564012
3rdB6231202103
4thA678151903
5thB6535111303
6thA67791102
7thB623461201
8thB62325902
9thB62362402
10thB62371201

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 1983

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 1983: 137.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 1983

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 1983: 242.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years