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Hyndburn road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 296 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 1985, and 366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1984 (313), and casualties fell from 375.

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

Collisions in 1985
296
Down 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
366
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 1985

1.4% of collisions in Hyndburn in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious6923%
  • Slight22375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious7621%
  • Slight28678%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 1985 is highlighted, with 296, down 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.8%)
  • February24 (8.1%)
  • March23 (7.8%)
  • April25 (8.4%)
  • May24 (8.1%)
  • June26 (8.8%)
  • July20 (6.8%)
  • August21 (7.1%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October23 (7.8%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December25 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (56%)
  • Wet or damp120 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph235 (79%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph30 (10%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (94%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (45%)
  • Pedestrian108 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (14%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (8.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (9.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2075 (20%)
  • 21 to 2538 (10%)
  • 26 to 3545 (12%)
  • 36 to 4535 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.7%)
  • Over 7517 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (46%)
  • Pedestrian108 (30%)
  • Passenger88 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car330 (70%)
  • Motorcycle54 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 1985.

Collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 1985

The A679 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 1985: 44, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6794453213
2ndA6804355111
3rdB6231253005
4thA678192403
5thB6535151604
6thA67791402
7thB623481103
8thB623251301
9thA61853401
10thB62363300
11thA61192400
12thM652300
13thA651100
14thA6811100
15thB62371100

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 1985

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 1985: 126.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 1985

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 1985: 224.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 1985, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years