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Burnley road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 409 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 1979, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,052 collisions in Burnley.

Collisions in 1979
409
Casualties in 1979
518
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 1979

2.4% of collisions in Burnley in 1979 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious8320%
  • Slight31677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious9218%
  • Slight41580%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 1979 is highlighted, with 409.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (11%)
  • Wednesday42 (10%)
  • Thursday69 (17%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (18%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.6%)
  • February24 (5.9%)
  • March24 (5.9%)
  • April35 (8.6%)
  • May37 (9%)
  • June23 (5.6%)
  • July33 (8.1%)
  • August37 (9%)
  • September43 (11%)
  • October32 (7.8%)
  • November49 (12%)
  • December45 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (51%)
  • Wet or damp179 (44%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.6%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph336 (82%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph29 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (12%)
  • Roundabout4 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (38%)
  • Pedestrian167 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1044 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20124 (24%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (14%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.1%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (41%)
  • Pedestrian167 (32%)
  • Passenger137 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car403 (66%)
  • Motorcycle82 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach25 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Burnley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Burnley ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 1979.

Collisions
249th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 1979

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 1979: 66, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6716679011
2ndA56506518
3rdA679253504
4thA646182705
5thA611491202
6thB624081113
7thA6785512
8thA60684711
9thB64344400
10thB62393400
11thA6211101

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 1979

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 303.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 1979

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 1979: 199.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 1979, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years