Roll of Honor
Incident
About 1.20am PC Blackburn went to the aid of a motorist who had broken down on the A5, a short distance from Gailey Island. While he was assisting the driver another vehicle crashed into the stranded car and PC Blackburn sustained fatal injuries. The two drivers both sustained injuries but survived.
PC Blackburn had nine years service and was a Traffic Division officer stationed at Great Haywood.
He is survived by his wife and their three children.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and their three children.
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Blackburn served with the Staffordshire County Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Blackburn.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Clive Blackburn is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 47.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Staffordshire County Police, 7 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 70% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clive Blackburn's cause is highlighted.
How Clive Blackburn Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Clive Blackburn is highlighted in Feb.
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