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Hyndburn road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 2018, and 256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2017 (173), and casualties rose from 228.

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

Collisions in 2018
164
Down 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
256
Up 12% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 2018

0.6% of collisions in Hyndburn in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2817%
  • Slight13582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3213%
  • Slight22387%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 2018 is highlighted, with 164, down 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (17%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday18 (11%)
  • Saturday28 (17%)
  • Sunday16 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.9%)
  • February10 (6.1%)
  • March14 (8.5%)
  • April9 (5.5%)
  • May11 (6.7%)
  • June13 (7.9%)
  • July12 (7.3%)
  • August14 (8.5%)
  • September20 (12%)
  • October15 (9.1%)
  • November20 (12%)
  • December13 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (63%)
  • Wet or damp56 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (5.5%)
  • 30 mph115 (70%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph23 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (19%)
  • Roundabout15 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (66%)
  • Pedestrian39 (15%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2024 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2532 (13%)
  • 26 to 3549 (19%)
  • 36 to 4535 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.9%)
  • Over 7510 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider134 (52%)
  • Passenger83 (32%)
  • Pedestrian39 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car225 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle11 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 2018.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hyndburn in 2018

Barnfield, Hyndburn, BB5 1LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hyndburn in 2018, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 2018

The A679 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 2018: 22, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA679222502
2ndM65204305
3rdA680152305
4thA67881201
5thB62316701
6thA5641001
7thB65354601
8thA61853600
9thB62373800
10thA61192300
11thB62322701
12thA591100
13thB62341101

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 2018

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 2018: 68.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 2018

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 2018: 124.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 2018, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years