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Hyndburn road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 1988, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (295), and casualties rose from 360.

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

Collisions in 1988
289
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
407
Up 13% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 1988

2.8% of collisions in Hyndburn in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious5920%
  • Slight22277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious6817%
  • Slight33181%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 1988 is highlighted, with 289, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (9.3%)
  • Tuesday36 (12%)
  • Wednesday33 (11%)
  • Thursday56 (19%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (18%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (6.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.7%)
  • February22 (7.6%)
  • March20 (6.9%)
  • April17 (5.9%)
  • May35 (12%)
  • June25 (8.7%)
  • July19 (6.6%)
  • August22 (7.6%)
  • September32 (11%)
  • October17 (5.9%)
  • November27 (9.3%)
  • December28 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (52%)
  • Wet or damp130 (45%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph223 (77%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph40 (14%)
  • 70 mph13 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (50%)
  • Pedestrian98 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (11%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1038 (9.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2087 (21%)
  • 21 to 2554 (13%)
  • 26 to 3569 (17%)
  • 36 to 4537 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.9%)
  • Over 7516 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (44%)
  • Passenger130 (32%)
  • Pedestrian98 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle45 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 1988.

Collisions
316th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 1988

The A679 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 1988: 42, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA679426213
2ndA680354605
3rdA6185192613
4thB6231182514
5thA677152507
6thB6535152409
7thA678142104
8thA6119101610
9thB62326901
10thM656600
11thB62344801
12thA5621400

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 1988

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 1988: 120.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 1988

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 1988: 213.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 1988, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years