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Hyndburn road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 271 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 2006, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2005 (288), and casualties fell from 417.

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

Collisions in 2006
271
Down 6% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
387
Down 7% on 2005
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 2006

0.4% of collisions in Hyndburn in 2006 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4717%
  • Slight22382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight33687%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 2006 is highlighted, with 271, down 6% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday48 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (18%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.3%)
  • February20 (7.4%)
  • March27 (10%)
  • April18 (6.6%)
  • May22 (8.1%)
  • June24 (8.9%)
  • July22 (8.1%)
  • August18 (6.6%)
  • September28 (10%)
  • October26 (9.6%)
  • November22 (8.1%)
  • December27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (62%)
  • Wet or damp92 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph203 (75%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph23 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph12 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph19 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (77%)
  • Roundabout26 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (65%)
  • Pedestrian60 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2073 (19%)
  • 21 to 2540 (10%)
  • 26 to 3571 (18%)
  • 36 to 4559 (15%)
  • 46 to 5536 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.8%)
  • Over 7514 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (56%)
  • Passenger110 (28%)
  • Pedestrian60 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car377 (78%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 2006.

Collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hyndburn in 2006

Barnfield, Hyndburn, BB5 1LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hyndburn in 2006, with 52 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 2006

The A679 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 2006: 24, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA679244012
2ndA678192101
3rdA680172305
4thA56112302
5thB623181203
6thA61197700
7thA61857900
8thB623671204
9thB65357900
10thM656900
11thA61775802
12thB62343400
13thB62322200
14thB63211100
15thB6801100

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 2006

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 2006: 100.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 2006

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 2006: 198.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2006.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years