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Hyndburn road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 1999, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1998 (362), and casualties fell from 502.

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

Collisions in 1999
297
Down 18% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
410
Down 18% on 1998
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 1999

0.7% of collisions in Hyndburn in 1999 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4314%
  • Slight25285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4611%
  • Slight36188%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 1999 is highlighted, with 297, down 18% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday53 (18%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.8%)
  • February24 (8.1%)
  • March23 (7.7%)
  • April25 (8.4%)
  • May19 (6.4%)
  • June29 (9.8%)
  • July25 (8.4%)
  • August18 (6.1%)
  • September27 (9.1%)
  • October20 (6.7%)
  • November24 (8.1%)
  • December37 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (49%)
  • Wet or damp132 (44%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3%)
  • Snow7 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph229 (77%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph26 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph24 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (12%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (68%)
  • Pedestrian69 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2052 (13%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (21%)
  • 36 to 4567 (16%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (56%)
  • Passenger110 (27%)
  • Pedestrian69 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car441 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle19 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 1999.

Collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 1999

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 1999: 43, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA680435406
2ndA679314803
3rdB6231202805
4thA678172402
5thM65152602
6thA6177102112
7thA618591301
8thB653591403
9thA5681702
10thB623671001
11thB62343300
12thA6771200
13thB52691100

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 1999

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 1999: 117.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 1999

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 1999: 214.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years