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Hyndburn road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 152 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 2019, and 219 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2018 (164), and casualties fell from 256.

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

Collisions in 2019
152
Down 7% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
219
Down 14% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 2019

1.3% of collisions in Hyndburn in 2019 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious4832%
  • Slight10267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5324%
  • Slight16475%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 2019 is highlighted, with 152, down 7% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (12%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday19 (13%)
  • Thursday25 (16%)
  • Friday24 (16%)
  • Saturday24 (16%)
  • Sunday21 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.9%)
  • February9 (5.9%)
  • March14 (9.2%)
  • April6 (3.9%)
  • May12 (7.9%)
  • June11 (7.2%)
  • July18 (12%)
  • August9 (5.9%)
  • September17 (11%)
  • October14 (9.2%)
  • November14 (9.2%)
  • December16 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds107 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (60%)
  • Wet or damp57 (38%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (7.2%)
  • 30 mph111 (73%)
  • 40 mph3 (2%)
  • 50 mph7 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph16 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (16%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (65%)
  • Pedestrian52 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Cyclist4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2024 (11%)
  • 21 to 2525 (11%)
  • 26 to 3547 (21%)
  • 36 to 4534 (16%)
  • 46 to 5524 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.7%)
  • Over 753 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider101 (46%)
  • Passenger66 (30%)
  • Pedestrian52 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car210 (84%)
  • Motorcycle13 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 2019.

Collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hyndburn in 2019

Barnfield, Hyndburn, BB5 1LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hyndburn in 2019, with 36 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 2019

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 2019: 17, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA680172405
2ndA679142506
3rdM65142003
4thB623181305
5thA6787902
6thB65355601
7thA564400
8thB62364903
9thA61193500
10thB62322310
11thB62341100
12thB62371100

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 2019

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 2019: 64.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 2019

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 2019: 110.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 2019, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2019.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years