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Burnley road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 2006, and 522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2005 (365), and casualties fell from 553.

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

Collisions in 2006
335
Down 8% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
522
Down 6% on 2005
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 2006

0.3% of collisions in Burnley in 2006 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6519%
  • Slight26980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7514%
  • Slight44685%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 2006 is highlighted, with 335, down 8% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday42 (13%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday57 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (10%)
  • February28 (8.4%)
  • March26 (7.8%)
  • April21 (6.3%)
  • May31 (9.3%)
  • June24 (7.2%)
  • July29 (8.7%)
  • August27 (8.1%)
  • September23 (6.9%)
  • October29 (8.7%)
  • November32 (9.6%)
  • December31 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (51%)
  • Wet or damp155 (46%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph271 (81%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph29 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (74%)
  • Roundabout36 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (64%)
  • Pedestrian73 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5%)
  • 16 to 2095 (18%)
  • 21 to 2578 (15%)
  • 26 to 3593 (18%)
  • 36 to 4572 (14%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (54%)
  • Passenger165 (32%)
  • Pedestrian73 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (78%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 2006.

Collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Burnley in 2006

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Burnley, BB11 1NQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Burnley in 2006, with 63 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 2006

The A682 had the most collisions in Burnley in 2006: 46, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA682467016
2ndA671455807
3rdA679203806
4thA646152606
5thA606891600
6thA611491202
7thB64345901
8thM6551000
9thA563500
10thA6782401
11thB62392301
12thB62402200
13thA5821400
14thA60821101
15thA6491100

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 2006

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 220.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 2006

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 2006: 133.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years