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Burnley road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 1981, and 548 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (437), and casualties fell from 559.

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

Collisions in 1981
446
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
548
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 1981

1.1% of collisions in Burnley in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious12027%
  • Slight32172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious13124%
  • Slight41275%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 1981 is highlighted, with 446, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday54 (12%)
  • Wednesday76 (17%)
  • Thursday76 (17%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.5%)
  • February22 (4.9%)
  • March33 (7.4%)
  • April39 (8.7%)
  • May31 (7%)
  • June48 (11%)
  • July38 (8.5%)
  • August42 (9.4%)
  • September43 (9.6%)
  • October39 (8.7%)
  • November52 (12%)
  • December30 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds346 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (20%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (59%)
  • Wet or damp168 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph369 (83%)
  • 40 mph40 (9%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph32 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (16%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (36%)
  • Pedestrian166 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (18%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (5.5%)
  • 6 to 1055 (10%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20121 (22%)
  • 21 to 2557 (10%)
  • 26 to 3585 (16%)
  • 36 to 4554 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (44%)
  • Pedestrian166 (30%)
  • Passenger139 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (65%)
  • Motorcycle103 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach28 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Burnley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Burnley ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1981.

Collisions
220th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
307th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
238th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 1981

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 1981: 86, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67186107121
2ndA5681108222
3rdA61142434015
4thA646232408
5thA679162005
6thB624081200
7thB64348801
8thA60685511
9thB62394501
10thA6783301

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 1981

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 331.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 1981

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 1981: 203.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 1981, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years