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Hyndburn road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 1984, and 375 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (297), and casualties rose from 347.

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

Collisions in 1984
313
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
375
Up 8% on 1983
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 1984

2.2% of collisions in Hyndburn in 1984 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious8226%
  • Slight22472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious9425%
  • Slight27473%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 1984 is highlighted, with 313, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (17%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday33 (11%)
  • Thursday63 (20%)
  • Friday60 (19%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7%)
  • February20 (6.4%)
  • March23 (7.3%)
  • April23 (7.3%)
  • May30 (9.6%)
  • June30 (9.6%)
  • July21 (6.7%)
  • August32 (10%)
  • September28 (8.9%)
  • October28 (8.9%)
  • November32 (10%)
  • December24 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (58%)
  • Wet or damp128 (41%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph256 (82%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph35 (11%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant130 (35%)
  • Pedestrian109 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (21%)
  • Cyclist32 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (8.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 2096 (26%)
  • 21 to 2535 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3550 (13%)
  • 36 to 4530 (8%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.7%)
  • Over 7514 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (51%)
  • Pedestrian109 (29%)
  • Passenger75 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (63%)
  • Motorcycle79 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 1984.

Collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 1984

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 1984: 59, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6805968212
2ndA6795870114
3rdB62312730013
4thA678232805
5thA677171913
6thB6535111703
7thB62323301
8thB62373301
9thA61192201
10thA61852301
11thA6712402
12thB62342200
13thA651100

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 1984

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 1984: 132.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 1984

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 1984: 245.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 1984, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1984.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years