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Hyndburn road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 274 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 2007, and 384 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2006 (271), and casualties fell from 387.

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

Collisions in 2007
274
Up 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
384
Down 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 2007

1.1% of collisions in Hyndburn in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4215%
  • Slight22984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight33688%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 2007 is highlighted, with 274, up 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday46 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.1%)
  • February21 (7.7%)
  • March17 (6.2%)
  • April21 (7.7%)
  • May23 (8.4%)
  • June29 (11%)
  • July26 (9.5%)
  • August24 (8.8%)
  • September16 (5.8%)
  • October23 (8.4%)
  • November30 (11%)
  • December19 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (63%)
  • Wet or damp95 (35%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph217 (79%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph25 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (4%)
  • 70 mph11 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (12%)
  • Roundabout24 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (67%)
  • Pedestrian69 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2073 (19%)
  • 21 to 2539 (10%)
  • 26 to 3570 (18%)
  • 36 to 4555 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6513 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.4%)
  • Over 7523 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (58%)
  • Passenger93 (24%)
  • Pedestrian69 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car377 (79%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 2007.

Collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hyndburn in 2007

Barnfield, Hyndburn, BB5 1LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hyndburn in 2007, with 61 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 2007

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 2007: 28, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA680285005
2ndA679161702
3rdA678121905
4thB6231121601
5thA61197700
6thM657800
7thA61856801
8thB65354401
9thA563611
10thB62343300
11thB62363400
12thB62373400
13thA6772710
14thA61771100
15thB61771200
16thB62431100
17thB63211300

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 2007

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 2007: 102.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 2007

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 2007: 201.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2007.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years