Skip to main content
CrashStats

Burnley road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 1983, and 488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1982 (384), and casualties rose from 487.

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

Collisions in 1983
398
Up 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
488
Level with 1982
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 1983

1.8% of collisions in Burnley in 1983 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious8120%
  • Slight31078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious9018%
  • Slight39180%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 1983 is highlighted, with 398, up 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.8%)
  • February26 (6.5%)
  • March41 (10%)
  • April23 (5.8%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June40 (10%)
  • July33 (8.3%)
  • August32 (8%)
  • September34 (8.5%)
  • October34 (8.5%)
  • November29 (7.3%)
  • December34 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (62%)
  • Wet or damp149 (37%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph347 (87%)
  • 40 mph24 (6%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph19 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (15%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian169 (35%)
  • Car occupant159 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (14%)
  • Cyclist42 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1040 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1552 (11%)
  • 16 to 2090 (18%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 3569 (14%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.5%)
  • Over 7520 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (42%)
  • Pedestrian169 (35%)
  • Passenger115 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car400 (67%)
  • Motorcycle73 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach24 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1983.

Collisions
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 1983

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 1983: 82, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67182103221
2ndA567086014
3rdA6114202424
4thA646152404
5thA679151803
6thA60685902
7thB64345501
8thB62404402
9thA6782200
10thB62392300
11thB62381100

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 1983

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 286.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 1983

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 1983: 161.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years