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Burnley road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 1982, and 487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1981 (446), and casualties fell from 548.

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

Collisions in 1982
384
Down 14% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
487
Down 11% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 1982

2.1% of collisions in Burnley in 1982 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious9224%
  • Slight28474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious9820%
  • Slight38178%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 1982 is highlighted, with 384, down 14% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.1%)
  • February30 (7.8%)
  • March35 (9.1%)
  • April29 (7.6%)
  • May36 (9.4%)
  • June32 (8.3%)
  • July24 (6.3%)
  • August21 (5.5%)
  • September28 (7.3%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November41 (11%)
  • December33 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (60%)
  • Wet or damp144 (38%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph315 (82%)
  • 40 mph31 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph33 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (17%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (37%)
  • Pedestrian128 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (21%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1031 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (9%)
  • 16 to 20121 (25%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 3566 (14%)
  • 36 to 4536 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.7%)
  • Over 7521 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (45%)
  • Passenger139 (29%)
  • Pedestrian128 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (64%)
  • Motorcycle104 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 1982

Map of the last 15 crashes of 1982 in Burnley

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

  • 15 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Burnley ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 1982.

Collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 1982

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 1982: 84, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67184100324
2ndA56617519
3rdA6114233405
4thA646223214
5thA679151814
6thB624071501
7thA60685800
8thA6782200
9thB62392301
10thB64342200
11thA651101

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 1982

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 273.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 1982

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 1982: 159.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 1982, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years