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Hyndburn road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 2015, and 289 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2014 (205), and casualties fell from 303.

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

Collisions in 2015
209
Up 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
289
Down 5% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 2015

0.5% of collisions in Hyndburn in 2015 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2813%
  • Slight18086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious2910%
  • Slight25990%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 2015 is highlighted, with 209, up 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (11%)
  • Tuesday33 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (21%)
  • Thursday27 (13%)
  • Friday39 (19%)
  • Saturday20 (9.6%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.2%)
  • February12 (5.7%)
  • March14 (6.7%)
  • April11 (5.3%)
  • May15 (7.2%)
  • June12 (5.7%)
  • July18 (8.6%)
  • August16 (7.7%)
  • September23 (11%)
  • October11 (5.3%)
  • November26 (12%)
  • December38 (18%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (55%)
  • Wet or damp84 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (9.1%)
  • 30 mph131 (63%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph24 (11%)
  • 60 mph2 (1%)
  • 70 mph27 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (20%)
  • Roundabout17 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (63%)
  • Pedestrian47 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2037 (13%)
  • 21 to 2538 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (22%)
  • 36 to 4530 (10%)
  • 46 to 5535 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.5%)
  • Over 7511 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (58%)
  • Passenger74 (26%)
  • Pedestrian47 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car278 (77%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 2015.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hyndburn in 2015

Barnfield, Hyndburn, BB5 1LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hyndburn in 2015, with 39 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 2015

The M65 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 2015: 24, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM65243703
2ndA680152210
3rdA679131604
4thB6232101601
5thA618591101
6thA67891701
7thB653591002
8thB623181402
9thB62366700
10thA565600
11thA611941000
12thB62344501
13thB62374700
14thA61100

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 2015

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 2015: 67.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 2015

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 2015: 150.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years