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Burnley road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 1980, and 559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1979 (409), and casualties rose from 518.

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

Collisions in 1980
437
Up 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
559
Up 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 1980

3.2% of collisions in Burnley in 1980 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious11226%
  • Slight31171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious13324%
  • Slight41174%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 1980 is highlighted, with 437, up 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (10%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday80 (18%)
  • Saturday79 (18%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.2%)
  • February22 (5%)
  • March29 (6.6%)
  • April36 (8.2%)
  • May38 (8.7%)
  • June33 (7.6%)
  • July29 (6.6%)
  • August50 (11%)
  • September35 (8%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November42 (9.6%)
  • December38 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (20%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (58%)
  • Wet or damp179 (41%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph343 (78%)
  • 40 mph35 (8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph54 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (13%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (40%)
  • Pedestrian152 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (20%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1046 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20139 (25%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (11%)
  • 36 to 4533 (5.9%)
  • 46 to 5546 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (46%)
  • Passenger152 (27%)
  • Pedestrian152 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (63%)
  • Motorcycle121 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach27 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Burnley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Burnley ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 1980.

Collisions
221st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 1980

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 1980: 84, including 4 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67184106424
2ndA565874216
3rdA679263449
4thA646244217
5thA6114192306
6thB62408903
7thA60685811
8thB62395500
9thB64344400
10thA6783400

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 1980

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 310.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 1980

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 1980: 192.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 1980, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years