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Burnley road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 368 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 1998, and 524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1997 (407), and casualties fell from 587.

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

Collisions in 1998
368
Down 10% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
524
Down 11% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 1998

0.5% of collisions in Burnley in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5114%
  • Slight31586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5410%
  • Slight46889%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 1998 is highlighted, with 368, down 10% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (17%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.2%)
  • February25 (6.8%)
  • March31 (8.4%)
  • April22 (6%)
  • May34 (9.2%)
  • June34 (9.2%)
  • July24 (6.5%)
  • August33 (9%)
  • September37 (10%)
  • October35 (9.5%)
  • November32 (8.7%)
  • December31 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight267 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (54%)
  • Wet or damp164 (45%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph281 (76%)
  • 40 mph37 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph26 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (14%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (65%)
  • Pedestrian96 (18%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.8%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1039 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2071 (14%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (21%)
  • 36 to 4565 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (52%)
  • Passenger154 (29%)
  • Pedestrian96 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car538 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.2%)
  • Motorcycle18 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 1998.

Collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 1998

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 1998: 68, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671689508
2ndA682385506
3rdA679222903
4thA6114203300
5thM65152102
6thA646141703
7thB643481001
8thA60684500
9thA6784600
10thA562401
11thB62392300

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 1998

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 241.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 1998

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 1998: 151.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1998.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years