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Hyndburn road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 2014, and 303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2013 (198), and casualties rose from 258.

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

Collisions in 2014
205
Up 4% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
303
Up 17% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 2014

2.4% of collisions in Hyndburn in 2014 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious3718%
  • Slight16380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight24982%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 2014 is highlighted, with 205, up 4% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday33 (16%)
  • Friday39 (19%)
  • Saturday28 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.3%)
  • February17 (8.3%)
  • March20 (9.8%)
  • April16 (7.8%)
  • May10 (4.9%)
  • June16 (7.8%)
  • July22 (11%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September18 (8.8%)
  • October19 (9.3%)
  • November15 (7.3%)
  • December16 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Other8 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (60%)
  • Wet or damp74 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (8.3%)
  • 30 mph127 (62%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph22 (11%)
  • 60 mph10 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph17 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (11%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (65%)
  • Pedestrian45 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2034 (11%)
  • 21 to 2547 (16%)
  • 26 to 3558 (19%)
  • 36 to 4548 (16%)
  • 46 to 5524 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5%)
  • Over 758 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (54%)
  • Passenger95 (31%)
  • Pedestrian45 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car272 (77%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 2014.

Collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hyndburn in 2014

Barnfield, Hyndburn, BB5 1LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hyndburn in 2014, with 48 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 2014

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 2014: 22, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA680222816
2ndA678162011
3rdA679162911
4thM65132105
5thB653591103
6thB623171002
7thB623271310
8thA61855800
9thA564601
10thA61193500
11thB62363701
12thA60681100
13thB62371100

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 2014

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 2014: 70.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 2014

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 2014: 140.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 2014, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years