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Hyndburn road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 150 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 2021, and 220 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2020 (166), and casualties rose from 219.

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

Collisions in 2021
150
Down 10% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
220
Level with 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 2021

0.7% of collisions in Hyndburn in 2021 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious4127%
  • Slight10872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4621%
  • Slight17379%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 2021 is highlighted, with 150, down 10% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (18%)
  • Tuesday29 (19%)
  • Wednesday18 (12%)
  • Thursday23 (15%)
  • Friday17 (11%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday16 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (10%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.3%)
  • February7 (4.7%)
  • March11 (7.3%)
  • April18 (12%)
  • May11 (7.3%)
  • June16 (11%)
  • July5 (3.3%)
  • August10 (6.7%)
  • September13 (8.7%)
  • October9 (6%)
  • November24 (16%)
  • December18 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight104 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (69%)
  • Wet or damp41 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (11%)
  • 30 mph94 (63%)
  • 40 mph6 (4%)
  • 50 mph16 (11%)
  • 60 mph5 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph13 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant152 (69%)
  • Pedestrian33 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2015 (6.8%)
  • 21 to 2525 (11%)
  • 26 to 3544 (20%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5533 (15%)
  • 56 to 6517 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5%)
  • Over 756 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (60%)
  • Passenger54 (25%)
  • Pedestrian33 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car216 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle14 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 2021.

Collisions
246th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hyndburn in 2021

Barnfield, Hyndburn, BB5 1LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hyndburn in 2021, with 30 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 2021

The A679 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 2021: 15, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA679151904
2ndA680131411
3rdM65112304
4thB6231101003
5thB623691802
6thA67851201
7thB65355502
8thA562400
9thA61192200
10thB62322702
11thA61851100
12thB62341100

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 2021

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 2021: 50.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 2021

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 2021: 107.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 2021, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years