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Burnley road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 1986, and 445 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1985 (383), and casualties fell from 470.

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

Collisions in 1986
366
Down 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
445
Down 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 1986

1.4% of collisions in Burnley in 1986 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious7119%
  • Slight29079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious7717%
  • Slight36081%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 1986 is highlighted, with 366, down 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 366
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.8%)
  • February32 (8.7%)
  • March32 (8.7%)
  • April26 (7.1%)
  • May27 (7.4%)
  • June25 (6.8%)
  • July24 (6.6%)
  • August33 (9%)
  • September29 (7.9%)
  • October36 (9.8%)
  • November31 (8.5%)
  • December46 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (59%)
  • Wet or damp143 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph302 (83%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph33 (9%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (11%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant178 (40%)
  • Pedestrian147 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (14%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1037 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1549 (11%)
  • 16 to 2093 (21%)
  • 21 to 2561 (14%)
  • 26 to 3564 (14%)
  • 36 to 4535 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.7%)
  • Over 7516 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (43%)
  • Pedestrian147 (33%)
  • Passenger105 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (71%)
  • Motorcycle62 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Burnley ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1986.

Collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 1986

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 1986: 85, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67185106117
2ndA6825369110
3rdA646192405
4thA6114161813
5thA6796600
6thB62395501
7thB64343300
8thA60682410
9thB62402501
10thM652300
11thA561200
12thA6781100

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 1986

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 183.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 1986

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 1986: 100.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 1986, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years