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Hyndburn road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 1996, and 511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1995 (336), and casualties rose from 455.

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

Collisions in 1996
381
Up 13% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
511
Up 12% on 1995
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 1996

0.5% of collisions in Hyndburn in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5214%
  • Slight32786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5411%
  • Slight45489%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 1996 is highlighted, with 381, up 13% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday77 (20%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.3%)
  • February32 (8.4%)
  • March28 (7.3%)
  • April37 (9.7%)
  • May26 (6.8%)
  • June23 (6%)
  • July22 (5.8%)
  • August27 (7.1%)
  • September40 (10%)
  • October46 (12%)
  • November36 (9.4%)
  • December36 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (61%)
  • Wet or damp138 (36%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph283 (74%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph31 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph36 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (12%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (62%)
  • Pedestrian102 (20%)
  • Cyclist36 (7%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.5%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1048 (9.4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2076 (15%)
  • 21 to 2570 (14%)
  • 26 to 35111 (22%)
  • 36 to 4562 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6518 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.2%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (54%)
  • Passenger134 (26%)
  • Pedestrian102 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car539 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.4%)
  • Motorcycle16 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 1996.

Collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 1996

The A679 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 1996: 56, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6795678010
2ndA680425104
3rdM65273402
4thA678263414
5thB6231222404
6thA6119122100
7thA6185101200
8thB6535102111
9thA67771001
10thA5661001
11thB623261102
12thB62374601
13thB62343301

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 1996

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 1996: 161.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 1996

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 1996: 288.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years