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Hyndburn road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 2001, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2000 (303), and casualties rose from 402.

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

Collisions in 2001
354
Up 17% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
506
Up 26% on 2000
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 2001

0.6% of collisions in Hyndburn in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight31388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious438.5%
  • Slight46191%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 2001 is highlighted, with 354, up 17% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (17%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.8%)
  • February33 (9.3%)
  • March31 (8.8%)
  • April34 (9.6%)
  • May19 (5.4%)
  • June21 (5.9%)
  • July25 (7.1%)
  • August24 (6.8%)
  • September29 (8.2%)
  • October34 (9.6%)
  • November37 (10%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (53%)
  • Wet or damp151 (43%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph254 (72%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph30 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph37 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (13%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (67%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2086 (17%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 35106 (21%)
  • 36 to 4576 (15%)
  • 46 to 5541 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (59%)
  • Passenger133 (26%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car508 (79%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hyndburn

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hyndburn ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2001.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hyndburn in 2001

Barnfield, Hyndburn, BB5 1LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hyndburn in 2001, with 81 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 2001

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 2001: 39, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA680396004
2ndA679386006
3rdB6231232802
4thM65223200
5thA678212503
6thB6236172702
7thB6234131602
8thA6185121700
9thA567901
10thA617771203
11thB65357701
12thA61194600
13thB623741001
14thB62432501
15thA6771100
16thB62441200

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 2001

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 2001: 126.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 2001

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 2001: 258.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years