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Hyndburn road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 2005, and 417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2004 (336), and casualties fell from 445.

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

Collisions in 2005
288
Down 14% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
417
Down 6% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 2005

2.4% of collisions in Hyndburn in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious3311%
  • Slight24886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious399.4%
  • Slight37189%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 2005 is highlighted, with 288, down 14% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (19%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday43 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8%)
  • February19 (6.6%)
  • March31 (11%)
  • April35 (12%)
  • May20 (6.9%)
  • June17 (5.9%)
  • July22 (7.6%)
  • August20 (6.9%)
  • September26 (9%)
  • October20 (6.9%)
  • November25 (8.7%)
  • December30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (52%)
  • Wet or damp126 (44%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph195 (68%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph24 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph33 (11%)
  • 70 mph25 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (14%)
  • Roundabout27 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (67%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2069 (17%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3572 (17%)
  • 36 to 4568 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (57%)
  • Passenger127 (30%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car410 (78%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Minibus7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2005.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hyndburn in 2005

Barnfield, Hyndburn, BB5 1LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hyndburn in 2005, with 72 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 2005

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 2005: 28, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA680283712
2ndA679203200
3rdM65152210
4thA678141702
5thA6177111702
6thA618591200
7thA5681210
8thA611981200
9thB623181102
10thB623662213
11thB653561101
12thA6773601
13thA592311
14thB62342200
15thA6661100
16thB52691101
17thM61100

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 2005

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 2005: 102.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 2005

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 2005: 185.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years