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Burnley road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 1993, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1992 (433), and casualties rose from 558.

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

Collisions in 1993
434
Level with 1992
Casualties in 1993
572
Up 3% on 1992
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 1993

0.9% of collisions in Burnley in 1993 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious7016%
  • Slight36083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7513%
  • Slight49286%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 1993 is highlighted, with 434, level with 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (12%)
  • Wednesday76 (18%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9%)
  • February26 (6%)
  • March37 (8.5%)
  • April41 (9.4%)
  • May37 (8.5%)
  • June43 (9.9%)
  • July31 (7.1%)
  • August32 (7.4%)
  • September36 (8.3%)
  • October43 (9.9%)
  • November38 (8.8%)
  • December31 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (61%)
  • Wet or damp160 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph336 (77%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph57 (13%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (58%)
  • Pedestrian106 (19%)
  • Cyclist46 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 1043 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2087 (15%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 3599 (17%)
  • 36 to 4575 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.2%)
  • Over 7521 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (51%)
  • Passenger176 (31%)
  • Pedestrian106 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car567 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle33 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 1993.

Collisions
197th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 1993

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 1993: 82, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67182113311
2ndA682507409
3rdA646334918
4thA679263506
5thA6114192301
6thM6591001
7thA566700
8thA60686601
9thB64346701
10thB62393600
11thB62403401
12thA6782200
13thA6831101

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 1993

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 270.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 1993

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 1993: 174.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 1993, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years