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Burnley road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 1992, and 558 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1991 (407), and casualties rose from 484.

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

Collisions in 1992
433
Up 6% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
558
Up 15% on 1991
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 1992

1.2% of collisions in Burnley in 1992 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious6615%
  • Slight36284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7213%
  • Slight48186%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 1992 is highlighted, with 433, up 6% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.4%)
  • February27 (6.2%)
  • March39 (9%)
  • April40 (9.2%)
  • May35 (8.1%)
  • June34 (7.9%)
  • July33 (7.6%)
  • August43 (9.9%)
  • September39 (9%)
  • October41 (9.5%)
  • November39 (9%)
  • December31 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds355 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (60%)
  • Wet or damp154 (36%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph355 (82%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph35 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (11%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (47%)
  • Pedestrian150 (27%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1052 (9.3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7%)
  • 16 to 2078 (14%)
  • 21 to 2589 (16%)
  • 26 to 3592 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (11%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.7%)
  • Over 7519 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (45%)
  • Passenger155 (28%)
  • Pedestrian150 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car518 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach34 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1992.

Collisions
207th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
250th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 1992

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 1992: 77, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671779319
2ndA6826077012
3rdA646355606
4thA679273409
5thA6114192512
6thB6434193600
7thM6591200
8thA563400
9thA60683500
10thB62393310
11thA6782400

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 1992

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 315.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 1992

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 1992: 219.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 1992, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years