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Hyndburn road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 2008, and 353 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2007 (274), and casualties fell from 384.

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

Collisions in 2008
258
Down 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
353
Down 8% on 2007
Fatal collisions
7
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 2008

2.7% of collisions in Hyndburn in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious3815%
  • Slight21383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight30787%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 2008 is highlighted, with 258, down 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (17%)
  • Wednesday41 (16%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday49 (19%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7%)
  • February23 (8.9%)
  • March22 (8.5%)
  • April15 (5.8%)
  • May24 (9.3%)
  • June20 (7.8%)
  • July15 (5.8%)
  • August23 (8.9%)
  • September30 (12%)
  • October30 (12%)
  • November23 (8.9%)
  • December15 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (57%)
  • Wet or damp98 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph200 (78%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph21 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph18 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (10%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (62%)
  • Pedestrian64 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (10%)
  • Cyclist14 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 2069 (20%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3547 (13%)
  • 36 to 4557 (16%)
  • 46 to 5540 (11%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.8%)
  • Over 758 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (57%)
  • Passenger89 (25%)
  • Pedestrian64 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (77%)
  • Motorcycle37 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hyndburn ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2008.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hyndburn in 2008

Barnfield, Hyndburn, BB5 1LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hyndburn in 2008, with 50 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 2008

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 2008: 44, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA680446415
2ndA679233505
3rdA678161931
4thM65152213
5thA6119101801
6thB6236101710
7thB62314501
8thB62344700
9thB65354400
10thA61853400
11thA562301
12thB62322500
13thB62372300
14thA6711101
15thA6891101

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 2008

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 2008: 102.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 2008

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 2008: 190.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 2008, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years