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Burnley road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 1999, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1998 (368), and casualties rose from 524.

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

Collisions in 1999
382
Up 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
556
Up 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 1999

0.8% of collisions in Burnley in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5815%
  • Slight32184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6712%
  • Slight48687%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 1999 is highlighted, with 382, up 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.4%)
  • February31 (8.1%)
  • March31 (8.1%)
  • April27 (7.1%)
  • May28 (7.3%)
  • June39 (10%)
  • July33 (8.6%)
  • August30 (7.9%)
  • September34 (8.9%)
  • October31 (8.1%)
  • November30 (7.9%)
  • December36 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (52%)
  • Wet or damp175 (46%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph293 (77%)
  • 40 mph44 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph20 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (65%)
  • Pedestrian108 (19%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1046 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7%)
  • 16 to 2082 (15%)
  • 21 to 2548 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 35101 (18%)
  • 36 to 4592 (17%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5%)
  • Over 7519 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (51%)
  • Passenger165 (30%)
  • Pedestrian108 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle22 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Burnley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Burnley ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 1999.

Collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 1999

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 1999: 63, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671638508
2ndA682488125
3rdA679294105
4thA6114214304
5thA646131614
6thM65131900
7thA606892303
8thB64346801
9thA6783601
10thA562300
11thA6811101
12thB62391100

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 1999

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 253.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 1999

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 1999: 137.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 1999, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years