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Hyndburn road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 1990, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1989 (295), and casualties rose from 359.

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

Collisions in 1990
318
Up 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
401
Up 12% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 1990

2.2% of collisions in Hyndburn in 1990 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious4915%
  • Slight26282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious5614%
  • Slight33884%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 1990 is highlighted, with 318, up 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (18%)
  • Sunday43 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.5%)
  • February27 (8.5%)
  • March25 (7.9%)
  • April26 (8.2%)
  • May27 (8.5%)
  • June29 (9.1%)
  • July23 (7.2%)
  • August23 (7.2%)
  • September29 (9.1%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November25 (7.9%)
  • December24 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (59%)
  • Wet or damp126 (40%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph259 (81%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph28 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (86%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant209 (52%)
  • Pedestrian98 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (10%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7%)
  • 16 to 2071 (18%)
  • 21 to 2568 (17%)
  • 26 to 3561 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (11%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.5%)
  • Over 7512 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (51%)
  • Passenger98 (24%)
  • Pedestrian98 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (75%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 1990.

Collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 1990

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 1990: 47, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA680475804
2ndA679375509
3rdA678202507
4thB6231182005
5thA6119162001
6thB6535141801
7thA677101311
8thB623271402
9thB62345600
10thM6551211
11thA564400
12thA61852400
13thB62372310

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 1990

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 1990: 139.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 1990

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 1990: 228.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 1990, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1990.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years