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Hyndburn road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 2020, and 219 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2019 (152), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2020
166
Up 9% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
219
Level with 2019
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 2020

1.8% of collisions in Hyndburn in 2020 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious4728%
  • Slight11670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious4922%
  • Slight16776%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 2020 is highlighted, with 166, up 9% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 166
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday25 (15%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday21 (13%)
  • Friday34 (20%)
  • Saturday19 (11%)
  • Sunday23 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (15%)
  • February21 (13%)
  • March13 (7.8%)
  • April3 (1.8%)
  • May12 (7.2%)
  • June16 (9.6%)
  • July13 (7.8%)
  • August15 (9%)
  • September14 (8.4%)
  • October9 (5.4%)
  • November10 (6%)
  • December15 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds115 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (64%)
  • Wet or damp56 (34%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (7.8%)
  • 30 mph111 (67%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph17 (10%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph13 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (68%)
  • Pedestrian30 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2014 (6.4%)
  • 21 to 2530 (14%)
  • 26 to 3542 (19%)
  • 36 to 4538 (17%)
  • 46 to 5528 (13%)
  • 56 to 6520 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.7%)
  • Over 759 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (62%)
  • Passenger53 (24%)
  • Pedestrian30 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car236 (80%)
  • Motorcycle19 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2020.

Collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Hyndburn in 2020

Barnfield, Hyndburn, BB5 1LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hyndburn in 2020, with 40 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 2020

The A680 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 2020: 15, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA680151919
2ndA679141806
3rdB6231131703
4thM65111702
5thA67891204
6thB623681202
7thB65358911
8thB623251110
9thA61193400
10thA562202
11thA61852200
12thB62341200

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 2020

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 2020: 64.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 2020

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 2020: 125.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 2020, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years