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Hyndburn road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 2004, and 445 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2003 (287), and casualties rose from 407.

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

Collisions in 2004
336
Up 17% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
445
Up 9% on 2003
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 2004

0.9% of collisions in Hyndburn in 2004 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious308.9%
  • Slight30390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious378.3%
  • Slight40591%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 2004 is highlighted, with 336, up 17% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (17%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (11%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8%)
  • February24 (7.1%)
  • March18 (5.4%)
  • April25 (7.4%)
  • May27 (8%)
  • June31 (9.2%)
  • July25 (7.4%)
  • August24 (7.1%)
  • September36 (11%)
  • October40 (12%)
  • November32 (9.5%)
  • December27 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (59%)
  • Wet or damp126 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)
  • Mud5 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph219 (65%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph29 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph27 (8%)
  • 70 mph46 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (18%)
  • Roundabout28 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (62%)
  • Pedestrian85 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2050 (11%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3583 (19%)
  • 36 to 4578 (18%)
  • 46 to 5554 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (2%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (60%)
  • Passenger94 (21%)
  • Pedestrian85 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car474 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2004.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hyndburn in 2004

Barnfield, Hyndburn, BB5 1LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hyndburn in 2004, with 60 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 2004

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 2004: 38, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA680385606
2ndM65284102
3rdA679232912
4thA678203001
5thB6535172101
6thA6119161900
7thA6185152400
8thB6231151500
9thA5691510
10thA617791612
11thB62345601
12thB62363300
13thB62372200
14thB62431100
15thB62441100
16thM61100

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 2004

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 2004: 103.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 2004

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 2004: 218.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 2004, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 25 December 2004.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years