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Hyndburn road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 215 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 2009, and 301 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2008 (258), and casualties fell from 353.

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

Collisions in 2009
215
Down 17% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
301
Down 15% on 2008
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 2009

None of the collisions in Hyndburn in 2009 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3516%
  • Slight18084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight26287%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 2009 is highlighted, with 215, down 17% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (15%)
  • Wednesday25 (12%)
  • Thursday35 (16%)
  • Friday40 (19%)
  • Saturday36 (17%)
  • Sunday14 (6.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6%)
  • February14 (6.5%)
  • March16 (7.4%)
  • April19 (8.8%)
  • May23 (11%)
  • June15 (7%)
  • July23 (11%)
  • August18 (8.4%)
  • September18 (8.4%)
  • October18 (8.4%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December15 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (62%)
  • Wet or damp75 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph170 (79%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph13 (6%)
  • 60 mph7 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (80%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (60%)
  • Pedestrian61 (20%)
  • Cyclist21 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (6%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2047 (16%)
  • 21 to 2526 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3544 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (15%)
  • 46 to 5533 (11%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.3%)
  • Over 7515 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (52%)
  • Passenger83 (28%)
  • Pedestrian61 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (76%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 2009.

Collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 14 other areas
Serious collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hyndburn in 2009

Barnfield, Hyndburn, BB5 1LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hyndburn in 2009, with 51 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 2009

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 2009: 34, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA680344604
2ndA678192702
3rdA679172301
4thB6231152004
5thB6535101602
6thA5671601
7thB623471003
8thA61856900
9thB62365601
10thM653300
11thA61192200
12thB62372200
13thA61771100
14thB62321100

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 2009

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 2009: 78.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 2009

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 2009: 152.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years