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Hyndburn road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 151 road traffic collisions in Hyndburn in 2024, and 203 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2023 (166), and casualties fell from 228.

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

Collisions in 2024
151
Down 9% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
203
Down 11% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Hyndburn in 2024

0.7% of collisions in Hyndburn in 2024 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Hyndburn from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious4932%
  • Slight10167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5628%
  • Slight14672%

Hyndburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyndburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 381 in 1996. 2024 is highlighted, with 151, down 9% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 151
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (15%)
  • Tuesday17 (11%)
  • Wednesday18 (12%)
  • Thursday29 (19%)
  • Friday25 (17%)
  • Saturday24 (16%)
  • Sunday16 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.9%)
  • February17 (11%)
  • March20 (13%)
  • April6 (4%)
  • May16 (11%)
  • June11 (7.3%)
  • July11 (7.3%)
  • August13 (8.6%)
  • September18 (12%)
  • October8 (5.3%)
  • November9 (6%)
  • December10 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (66%)
  • Wet or damp49 (32%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (8.6%)
  • 30 mph99 (66%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph16 (11%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph17 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (18%)
  • Roundabout6 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hyndburn in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (68%)
  • Pedestrian38 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2020 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2520 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3543 (21%)
  • 36 to 4530 (15%)
  • 46 to 5518 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.9%)
  • Over 758 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider115 (57%)
  • Passenger50 (25%)
  • Pedestrian38 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car218 (84%)
  • Motorcycle11 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hyndburn in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hyndburn had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 2024.

Collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hyndburn in 2024

Barnfield, Hyndburn, BB5 1LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hyndburn in 2024, with 26 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Hyndburn with the most crashes in 2024

The M65 had the most collisions in Hyndburn in 2024: 16, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hyndburn, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM65162716
2ndA680151606
3rdA679122103
4thA678111207
5thB623181004
6thB65355500
7thA61194602
8thA563300
9thB62323501
10thB62363603
11thA61852300
12thB62342501
13thA11100
14thB62371200

Towns in Hyndburn: crashes in 2024

Accrington had the most collisions of any town in Hyndburn in 2024: 51.

Postcode districts in Hyndburn: crashes in 2024

BB5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hyndburn in 2024: 103.

Latest crashes in Hyndburn in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Hyndburn in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Hyndburn road accidents in other years