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A6062 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 collisions on the A6062 from 1979 to 2025, with 536 casualties. Of those crashes, 8 were fatal and 87 serious, and 8 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 7 collisions on the A6062, up 40% from 5 in 2024, with 7 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
419
2,223rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
536
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
87
94 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
Up 40% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
Up 17% on 2024

Crash severity on the A6062

On the A6062, 1.9% of collisions were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious8721%
  • Slight32477%

Where the A6062 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,223rd
Most casualties
2,314th
Most fatal collisions
1,937th
Most serious collisions
2,137th

A6062 accidents by year

Collisions on the A6062 peaked at 20 in 1985 and were down to 7 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A6062, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202577
202456
202356
202278
2021613
202022
20191011
201866
2017412
201657
201534
201455
201334
20121113
201166
201044
2009813
200858
200744
2006811
2005713
20041213
200333
2002912
2001915
200099
199957
19981318
19971622
199669
199566
199445
1993712
19921015
19911926
19901416
19891626
19881616
1987811
19861417
19852023
19841920
19831315
19821013
19811317
19801111
19791616

When crashes happen on the A6062

Monday has the most collisions on the A6062 (77), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (109).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (18%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday58 (14%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am11 (2.6%)
  • 3am to 6am5 (1.2%)
  • 6am to 9am51 (12%)
  • 9am to noon33 (7.9%)
  • Noon to 3pm74 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm109 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm95 (23%)
  • 9pm to midnight41 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.6%)
  • February31 (7.4%)
  • March28 (6.7%)
  • April31 (7.4%)
  • May40 (9.5%)
  • June32 (7.6%)
  • July29 (6.9%)
  • August40 (9.5%)
  • September38 (9.1%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November40 (9.5%)
  • December35 (8.4%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight286 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A6062 crashes

On the A6062, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 58% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph416 (99%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (58%)
  • Wet or damp167 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (92%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A6062 crashes

Car occupants make up 50% of the people killed or injured on the A6062, followed by pedestrians (26%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (50%)
  • Pedestrian139 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (11%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car551 (76%)
  • Motorcycle67 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1050 (9.3%)
  • 11 to 1559 (11%)
  • 16 to 2086 (16%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 3587 (16%)
  • 36 to 4566 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.5%)
  • Over 7518 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (51%)
  • Pedestrian139 (26%)
  • Passenger122 (23%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A6062

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A6062

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A6062 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A6062 were recorded in 2 council areas. Blackburn with Darwen has the most, with 415, followed by Ribble Valley (4).

Collisions on the A6062 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBlackburn with Darwen415532886
2ndRibble Valley4401

A6062 crashes by town

Of the 419 collisions on the A6062, 410 were in the built-up area of Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen.

Recent crashes on the A6062

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A6062, from 11 November 2021 to 17 November 2025.

Severity