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Hyndburn road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 2017, and 228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2016 (190), and casualties fell from 260.

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

Collisions in 2017
173
Down 9% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
228
Down 12% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 2017

1.2% of collisions in Hyndburn in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3520%
  • Slight13679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight18983%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 2017 is highlighted, with 173, down 9% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 173
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday30 (17%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (17%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.7%)
  • February10 (5.8%)
  • March13 (7.5%)
  • April12 (6.9%)
  • May15 (8.7%)
  • June15 (8.7%)
  • July18 (10%)
  • August13 (7.5%)
  • September18 (10%)
  • October11 (6.4%)
  • November19 (11%)
  • December14 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (24%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (57%)
  • Wet or damp63 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.6%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (10%)
  • 30 mph101 (58%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph16 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph8 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph19 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway128 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (14%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant129 (57%)
  • Pedestrian52 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2027 (12%)
  • 21 to 2525 (11%)
  • 26 to 3558 (25%)
  • 36 to 4524 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (13%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.7%)
  • Over 752 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (58%)
  • Pedestrian52 (23%)
  • Passenger43 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car237 (78%)
  • Motorcycle18 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hyndburn ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2017.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hyndburn in 2017

Barnfield, Hyndburn, BB5 1LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hyndburn in 2017, with 35 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 2017

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 2017: 23, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA680233206
2ndM65152901
3rdA679121602
4thB6232121603
5thA566901
6thA6786712
7thB62316601
8thB65356602
9thA61195601
10thB62364600
11thB62341200

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 2017

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 2017: 59.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 2017

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 2017: 121.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 2017, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years