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Great Harwood road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 770 road traffic collisions in Great Harwood, Hyndburn, from 1979 to 2025, and 926 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 154 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
770
898th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
926
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
154
164 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Great Harwood

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious15420%
  • Slight61179%

What the data shows

  • Great Harwood had 88 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 170 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Great Harwood were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 247 children under 16 were killed or injured in Great Harwood, 27% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Great Harwood.

Where Great Harwood ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
898th
Most casualties
920th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
841st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (13%)
  • Tuesday122 (16%)
  • Wednesday105 (14%)
  • Thursday125 (16%)
  • Friday119 (15%)
  • Saturday108 (14%)
  • Sunday89 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight577 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit172 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway701 (91%)
  • Roundabout30 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph695 (90%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds614 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant396 (43%)
  • Pedestrian284 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (11%)
  • Cyclist95 (10%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Great Harwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Harwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Great Harwood peaked at 27 in 1992; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251013
2024911
2023910
2022710
20211114
20201012
201989
201879
2017911
201688
20151718
20141419
20131921
20121418
20111616
20101924
20091518
20081821
20072024
20061818
20052330
20041919
20031416
20021521
20012023
20001921
19992231
19981727
19971622
19961517
19951819
19941113
19932637
19922737
1991913
19901721
19891620
19882529
19871317
19861821
19851616
19841718
19832325
19822528
19812629
19802228
19792324

Map of recent crashes in Great Harwood

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Great Harwood

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Great Harwood

The 24 most recent collisions in Great Harwood happened between 26 May 2023 and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Great Harwood

The B6535 has the most collisions in Great Harwood, 255 of 770 (33%), followed by the A680 (47).

Collisions in Great Harwood on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6535255305251
2ndA680477908
3rdM65131801

Council areas covering Great Harwood

Collisions in Great Harwood were recorded in 3 council areas. Hyndburn has 756 of 770 (98%).

Collisions in Great Harwood by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHyndburn7569085153
2ndWest Lancashire5601
3rdSouth Ribble4400

Postcode district for Great Harwood

Of the 770 collisions in Great Harwood, 769 (99.9%) were in the BB6 postcode district.