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Burnley road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 1994, and 639 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1993 (434), and casualties rose from 572.

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

Collisions in 1994
465
Up 7% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
639
Up 12% on 1993
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 1994

1.3% of collisions in Burnley in 1994 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious8117%
  • Slight37881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious9715%
  • Slight53684%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 1994 is highlighted, with 465, up 7% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (16%)
  • Tuesday58 (12%)
  • Wednesday75 (16%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday67 (14%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8%)
  • February36 (7.7%)
  • March40 (8.6%)
  • April36 (7.7%)
  • May40 (8.6%)
  • June44 (9.5%)
  • July25 (5.4%)
  • August36 (7.7%)
  • September35 (7.5%)
  • October46 (9.9%)
  • November46 (9.9%)
  • December44 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds359 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (54%)
  • Wet or damp207 (45%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph364 (78%)
  • 40 mph36 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph43 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (15%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant403 (63%)
  • Pedestrian137 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (5.6%)
  • 6 to 1054 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2094 (15%)
  • 21 to 2582 (13%)
  • 26 to 35125 (20%)
  • 36 to 4582 (13%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.4%)
  • Over 7518 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (51%)
  • Passenger174 (27%)
  • Pedestrian137 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car651 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle25 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 1994.

Collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 1994

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 1994: 86, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67186116015
2ndA68271102313
3rdA679242503
4thA646233603
5thA6114172802
6thM65122502
7thA606891605
8thB643481101
9thB623971100
10thA6784602
11thA561100
12thA6831200
13thB62401100

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 1994

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 323.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 1994

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 1994: 211.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 1994, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years