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Burnley road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 2000, and 457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1999 (382), and casualties fell from 556.

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

Collisions in 2000
332
Down 13% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
457
Down 18% on 1999
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 2000

0.3% of collisions in Burnley in 2000 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5015%
  • Slight28185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5211%
  • Slight40488%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 2000 is highlighted, with 332, down 13% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (11%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (19%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.2%)
  • February34 (10%)
  • March18 (5.4%)
  • April23 (6.9%)
  • May30 (9%)
  • June21 (6.3%)
  • July18 (5.4%)
  • August30 (9%)
  • September29 (8.7%)
  • October29 (8.7%)
  • November39 (12%)
  • December37 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (53%)
  • Wet or damp146 (44%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph258 (78%)
  • 40 mph27 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph25 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph10 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (11%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (61%)
  • Pedestrian94 (21%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1034 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2070 (15%)
  • 21 to 2545 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3594 (21%)
  • 36 to 4573 (16%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.1%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (55%)
  • Passenger113 (25%)
  • Pedestrian94 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car444 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle21 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 2000.

Collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 2000

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 2000: 53, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671537908
2ndA682426107
3rdA679293705
4thA646193301
5thA6068131601
6thA6114131902
7thM6591501
8thB62393301
9thB64343401
10thA6782200
11thA561300

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 2000

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 227.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 2000

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 2000: 135.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years