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Burnley road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 342 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 1988, and 408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (322), and casualties rose from 403.

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

Collisions in 1988
342
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
408
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 1988

1.2% of collisions in Burnley in 1988 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5717%
  • Slight28182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6416%
  • Slight34083%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 1988 is highlighted, with 342, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 342
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (16%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.1%)
  • February29 (8.5%)
  • March32 (9.4%)
  • April21 (6.1%)
  • May26 (7.6%)
  • June22 (6.4%)
  • July31 (9.1%)
  • August30 (8.8%)
  • September27 (7.9%)
  • October27 (7.9%)
  • November32 (9.4%)
  • December34 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (55%)
  • Wet or damp152 (44%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph290 (85%)
  • 40 mph28 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph15 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (45%)
  • Pedestrian135 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (10%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1038 (9.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2076 (19%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3552 (13%)
  • 36 to 4541 (10%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.4%)
  • Over 7520 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (43%)
  • Pedestrian135 (33%)
  • Passenger96 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 1988.

Collisions
285th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
313th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 1988

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 1988: 55, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671556717
2ndA682414905
3rdA6114242903
4thA646243817
5thA679111204
6thB623991101
7thB62406700
8thB64344601
9thM654601
10thA562200
11thA6782300
12thA60681100

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 1988

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 262.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 1988

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 1988: 160.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years