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Hyndburn road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 1987, and 360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1986 (285), and casualties rose from 338.

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

Collisions in 1987
295
Up 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
360
Up 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
14
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 1987

4.7% of collisions in Hyndburn in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.7%
  • Serious5519%
  • Slight22677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.9%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight28178%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 1987 is highlighted, with 295, up 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (16%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday49 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (17%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.5%)
  • February19 (6.4%)
  • March26 (8.8%)
  • April21 (7.1%)
  • May26 (8.8%)
  • June21 (7.1%)
  • July31 (11%)
  • August21 (7.1%)
  • September21 (7.1%)
  • October26 (8.8%)
  • November20 (6.8%)
  • December35 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (56%)
  • Wet or damp120 (41%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph232 (79%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (2%)
  • 60 mph28 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (46%)
  • Pedestrian95 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (13%)
  • Cyclist32 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2069 (19%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3559 (16%)
  • 36 to 4535 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5523 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.8%)
  • Over 7512 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (53%)
  • Pedestrian95 (26%)
  • Passenger73 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car341 (69%)
  • Motorcycle51 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Hyndburn

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hyndburn ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 1987.

Collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
321st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 1987

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 1987: 48, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA680486139
2ndA6794046112
3rdB6231242931
4thA678162212
5thA6119131501
6thA677111715
7thB6535101321
8thA61857700
9thB62325702
10thM6551001
11thA564603
12thB62344601
13thB62374400

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 1987

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 1987: 123.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 1987

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 1987: 222.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 1987, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years