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Hyndburn road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 2016, and 260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2015 (209), and casualties fell from 289.

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

Collisions in 2016
190
Down 9% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
260
Down 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 2016

1.6% of collisions in Hyndburn in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3217%
  • Slight15582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3513%
  • Slight22285%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 2016 is highlighted, with 190, down 9% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (11%)
  • February11 (5.8%)
  • March14 (7.4%)
  • April21 (11%)
  • May15 (7.9%)
  • June25 (13%)
  • July15 (7.9%)
  • August11 (5.8%)
  • September11 (5.8%)
  • October15 (7.9%)
  • November20 (11%)
  • December12 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (64%)
  • Wet or damp58 (31%)
  • Snow5 (2.6%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (7.4%)
  • 30 mph118 (62%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph21 (11%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph21 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (12%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (65%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5%)
  • 16 to 2034 (13%)
  • 21 to 2536 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (23%)
  • 36 to 4530 (12%)
  • 46 to 5520 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.2%)
  • Over 758 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (57%)
  • Passenger79 (30%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car279 (78%)
  • Motorcycle23 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 2016.

Collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hyndburn in 2016

Barnfield, Hyndburn, BB5 1LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hyndburn in 2016, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 2016

The A679 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 2016: 22, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA679223007
2ndA680202206
3rdA678161901
4thM65152902
5thB62318901
6thB623281501
7thA5661001
8thB62366803
9thA61854600
10thB62344511
11thB65353300
12thA61192400
13thA61771100
14thA6821100
15thB3591200
16thB52321100
17thB62371200

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 2016

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 2016: 66.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 2016

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 2016: 137.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2016.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years