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Burnley road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 2002, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2001 (432), and casualties fell from 607.

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

Collisions in 2002
417
Down 3% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
593
Down 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 2002

None of the collisions in Burnley in 2002 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight36287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6210%
  • Slight53190%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 2002 is highlighted, with 417, down 3% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (12%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.2%)
  • February26 (6.2%)
  • March32 (7.7%)
  • April34 (8.2%)
  • May40 (9.6%)
  • June27 (6.5%)
  • July37 (8.9%)
  • August47 (11%)
  • September29 (7%)
  • October39 (9.4%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December32 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (61%)
  • Wet or damp157 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph9 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph325 (78%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph28 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (15%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant398 (67%)
  • Pedestrian96 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1046 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1548 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2086 (15%)
  • 21 to 2572 (12%)
  • 26 to 35123 (21%)
  • 36 to 4577 (13%)
  • 46 to 5560 (10%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (56%)
  • Passenger165 (28%)
  • Pedestrian96 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car593 (80%)
  • Motorcycle39 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Burnley ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 2002.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 10 other areas
Serious collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Burnley in 2002

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Burnley, BB11 1NQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Burnley in 2002, with 68 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 2002

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 2002: 83, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6718310908
2ndA682519007
3rdA679192404
4thA646183303
5thM65162504
6thA6114142201
7thA606891200
8thB643491001
9thA565501
10thB62394401
11thA6782300

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 2002

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 280.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 2002

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 2002: 169.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years