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Burnley road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 2001, and 607 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 30% on 2000 (332), and casualties rose from 457.

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

Collisions in 2001
432
Up 30% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
607
Up 33% on 2000
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 2001

0.9% of collisions in Burnley in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight37787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious559.1%
  • Slight54890%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 2001 is highlighted, with 432, up 30% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.1%)
  • February37 (8.6%)
  • March37 (8.6%)
  • April25 (5.8%)
  • May43 (10%)
  • June29 (6.7%)
  • July37 (8.6%)
  • August38 (8.8%)
  • September37 (8.6%)
  • October31 (7.2%)
  • November49 (11%)
  • December34 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (54%)
  • Wet or damp189 (44%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph343 (79%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph28 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph13 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant410 (68%)
  • Pedestrian106 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1047 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1551 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2075 (12%)
  • 21 to 2552 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 35127 (21%)
  • 36 to 45100 (16%)
  • 46 to 5564 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (55%)
  • Passenger168 (28%)
  • Pedestrian106 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car629 (83%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle34 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Burnley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Burnley ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 2001.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Burnley in 2001

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Burnley, BB11 1NQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Burnley in 2001, with 69 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 2001

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 2001: 74, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6717411519
2ndA682496607
3rdA679233103
4thA6114223202
5thA646182721
6thA606891300
7thM6591101
8thB623961000
9thA564900
10thB64344600
11thB62382200
12thA6781100

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 2001

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 304.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 2001

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 2001: 175.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 2001, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years