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Burnley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,052 road traffic collisions in Burnley from 1979 to 2025, and 20,319 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 194 were fatal and 2,733 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 167 collisions, down 5% on 2024 (176), and casualties fell from 254 to 228.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,052
104th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
20,319
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
194
1.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
167
Down 5% on 2024

Crash severity in Burnley

1.3% of collisions in Burnley from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1941.3%
  • Serious2,73318%
  • Slight12,12581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2081%
  • Serious3,03815%
  • Slight17,07384%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. In 2025 there were 167, down 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 167
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025167228
2024176254
2023167206
2022180227
2021152188
2020113157
2019194276
2018202260
2017177241
2016180237
2015249337
2014235369
2013211306
2012241320
2011228331
2010237322
2009266367
2008317459
2007321490
2006335522
2005365553
2004423585
2003330485
2002417593
2001432607
2000332457
1999382556
1998368524
1997407587
1996438642
1995404586
1994465639
1993434572
1992433558
1991407484
1990404507
1989388487
1988342408
1987322403
1986366445
1985383470
1984388474
1983398488
1982384487
1981446548
1980437559
1979409518

When and where crashes happen in Burnley

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,114 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,031 (13%)
  • Wednesday2,217 (15%)
  • Thursday2,285 (15%)
  • Friday2,538 (17%)
  • Saturday2,251 (15%)
  • Sunday1,616 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59534 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59196 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,506 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,877 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,845 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,138 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,560 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,396 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,212 (8.1%)
  • February1,135 (7.5%)
  • March1,222 (8.1%)
  • April1,147 (7.6%)
  • May1,242 (8.3%)
  • June1,256 (8.3%)
  • July1,129 (7.5%)
  • August1,276 (8.5%)
  • September1,284 (8.5%)
  • October1,372 (9.1%)
  • November1,451 (9.6%)
  • December1,326 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,768 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,751 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting387 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown75 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit71 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,774 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,308 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds259 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds201 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds134 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist50 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds31 (0.2%)
  • Other104 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded191 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,861 (59%)
  • Wet or damp5,799 (39%)
  • Frost or ice234 (1.6%)
  • Snow116 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep22 (0.1%)
  • Mud6 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph10 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph419 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph11,697 (78%)
  • 40 mph903 (6%)
  • 50 mph258 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph1,178 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph577 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,954 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway2,060 (14%)
  • Roundabout659 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road282 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded97 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Burnley

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,364 (56%)
  • Pedestrian4,422 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist1,643 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist1,120 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant628 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant543 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant322 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)91 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant88 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant67 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5822 (4%)
  • 6 to 101,438 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 151,506 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 203,243 (16%)
  • 21 to 252,464 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,543 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,569 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,836 (9%)
  • 56 to 651,285 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75845 (4.2%)
  • Over 75669 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded99 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider10,345 (51%)
  • Passenger5,552 (27%)
  • Pedestrian4,422 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car19,126 (76%)
  • Motorcycle1,715 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,401 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle1,168 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach660 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes440 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car429 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle188 (0.7%)
  • Minibus88 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown27 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Burnley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Burnley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Burnley ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had the 104th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
104th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
86th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
245thNorth Warwickshire15,22222,0903873,736
246thStaffordshire Moorlands15,13821,8953082,611
247thBroadland15,12021,7233563,793
248thBurnley (this area)15,05220,3191942,733
249thCrawley14,84918,9891692,208
250thChorley14,76521,7942773,154
251stFalkirk14,66319,1013064,084

Accident hotspots in Burnley

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Burnley, BB11 1NQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Burnley, with 1,080 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley from 1979 to 2025: 2,522, including 30 fatal and 434 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6712,5223,36230434
2ndA6821,5562,15623259
3rdA6467821,17323166
4thA6797481,02013138
5thA61146249088111
6thA565777498104
7thM654858031255
8thA6068280447852
9thB6434228316123
10thB6239140168325
11thB624091126217
12thA67873109115
13thB6238142204
14thA654402
15thA13301
16thA6813301
17thA6832301
18thA4641300
19thA5711200
20thA5821400

Towns in Burnley

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 10,303.

Postcode districts in Burnley

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley from 1979 to 2025: 6,241.

Latest crashes in Burnley

Of the latest 24 crashes in Burnley, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 24 December 2025.

Severity