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Burnley road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 2004, and 585 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 28% on 2003 (330), and casualties rose from 485.

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

Collisions in 2004
423
Up 28% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
585
Up 21% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 2004

0.5% of collisions in Burnley in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6114%
  • Slight36085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7112%
  • Slight51288%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 2004 is highlighted, with 423, up 28% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday74 (17%)
  • Wednesday66 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday82 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (10%)
  • February32 (7.6%)
  • March33 (7.8%)
  • April31 (7.3%)
  • May28 (6.6%)
  • June25 (5.9%)
  • July24 (5.7%)
  • August34 (8%)
  • September44 (10%)
  • October35 (8.3%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December46 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (50%)
  • Wet or damp196 (46%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph316 (75%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph44 (10%)
  • 70 mph33 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (15%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (70%)
  • Pedestrian88 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (5%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2088 (15%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 35108 (18%)
  • 36 to 45101 (17%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.6%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (56%)
  • Passenger167 (29%)
  • Pedestrian88 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car609 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle29 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 2004.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Burnley in 2004

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Burnley, BB11 1NQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Burnley in 2004, with 74 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 2004

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 2004: 61, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671618806
2ndA682598608
3rdA679294507
4thM65294600
5thA646273803
6thA6114213301
7thA6068141702
8thA6785703
9thA564500
10thB64344400
11thB62393301
12thA60631400
13thB62491100

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 2004

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 254.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 2004

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 2004: 166.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 2004, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years