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Burnley road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 1989, and 487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1988 (342), and casualties rose from 408.

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

Collisions in 1989
388
Up 13% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
487
Up 19% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 1989

2.1% of collisions in Burnley in 1989 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious5715%
  • Slight32383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious6513%
  • Slight41385%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 1989 is highlighted, with 388, up 13% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (17%)
  • Tuesday40 (10%)
  • Wednesday41 (11%)
  • Thursday65 (17%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday75 (19%)
  • Sunday31 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.2%)
  • February29 (7.5%)
  • March29 (7.5%)
  • April22 (5.7%)
  • May31 (8%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July28 (7.2%)
  • August33 (8.5%)
  • September29 (7.5%)
  • October37 (9.5%)
  • November36 (9.3%)
  • December41 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (58%)
  • Wet or damp158 (41%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph312 (80%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph40 (10%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (11%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (46%)
  • Pedestrian125 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (10%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (8.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1544 (9%)
  • 16 to 2093 (19%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 3584 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.3%)
  • Over 7515 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (49%)
  • Passenger125 (26%)
  • Pedestrian125 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car420 (69%)
  • Motorcycle54 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach35 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 1989

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1989 in Burnley

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Burnley ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1989.

Collisions
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 1989

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 1989: 76, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671769328
2ndA6825774313
3rdA646293906
4thA679141702
5thA6114111201
6thM6591212
7thB643481510
8thA60683301
9thA562200

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 1989

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 279.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 1989

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 1989: 175.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years