Crap Towns / Blackburn / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Blackburn?
There were 3.4 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Blackburn from 2021 to 2025, 2.0 times the typical Scottish town's 1.7. In 2025 it was 1.9, up from 0.0 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical Scottish town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 5.7 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 7.6 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn | – | 3.4 |
| Shotts | 12.7 km | 2.5 |
| Livingston | 6.1 km | 2.1 |
| Bathgate | 2.5 km | 2.0 |
| Whitburn | 4.3 km | 1.9 |
| Broxburn | 11.3 km | 1.7 |
| East Calder | 10.8 km | 1.7 |
| Bo'ness | 15.3 km | 1.3 |
| Linlithgow | 11.4 km | 1.3 |
| Armadale | 5.4 km | 1.3 |
| Polmont | 14.1 km | 0.8 |
| The typical Scottish town | – | 1.7 |