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Hyndburn road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 2012, and 262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2011 (207), and casualties fell from 291.

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

Collisions in 2012
198
Down 4% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
262
Down 10% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Hyndburn in 2012 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3719%
  • Slight16081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4015%
  • Slight22184%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 2012 is highlighted, with 198, down 4% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (21%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (17%)
  • Friday24 (12%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (11%)
  • February9 (4.5%)
  • March10 (5.1%)
  • April18 (9.1%)
  • May14 (7.1%)
  • June17 (8.6%)
  • July17 (8.6%)
  • August19 (9.6%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October17 (8.6%)
  • November13 (6.6%)
  • December22 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (54%)
  • Wet or damp79 (40%)
  • Frost or ice10 (5.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (5.6%)
  • 30 mph143 (72%)
  • 40 mph8 (4%)
  • 50 mph14 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (1%)
  • 70 mph20 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (55%)
  • Pedestrian40 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist13 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2037 (14%)
  • 21 to 2537 (14%)
  • 26 to 3541 (16%)
  • 36 to 4535 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.4%)
  • Over 758 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider153 (58%)
  • Passenger69 (26%)
  • Pedestrian40 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car243 (71%)
  • Motorcycle33 (9.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 2012.

Collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hyndburn in 2012

Barnfield, Hyndburn, BB5 1LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hyndburn in 2012, with 38 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 2012

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 2012: 23, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA680233102
2ndM65162703
3rdA679151904
4thB6231131904
5thA678121304
6thB62326901
7thA61855800
8thA564711
9thB65354500
10thB62342600
11thB62362300
12thA61191100
13thA6661100
14thB62371100

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 2012

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 2012: 79.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 2012

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 2012: 149.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 2012, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years