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Burnley road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 2007, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2006 (335), and casualties fell from 522.

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

Collisions in 2007
321
Down 4% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
490
Down 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 2007

None of the collisions in Burnley in 2007 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4514%
  • Slight27686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5411%
  • Slight43689%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 2007 is highlighted, with 321, down 4% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (17%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (18%)
  • Sunday25 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.5%)
  • February30 (9.3%)
  • March29 (9%)
  • April31 (9.7%)
  • May28 (8.7%)
  • June26 (8.1%)
  • July28 (8.7%)
  • August25 (7.8%)
  • September26 (8.1%)
  • October27 (8.4%)
  • November28 (8.7%)
  • December19 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (60%)
  • Wet or damp123 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph250 (78%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph17 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph23 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (11%)
  • Roundabout30 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (67%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2092 (19%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 3577 (16%)
  • 36 to 4580 (16%)
  • 46 to 5544 (9%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (55%)
  • Passenger147 (30%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car432 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 2007.

Collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 8 other areas
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Burnley in 2007

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Burnley, BB11 1NQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Burnley in 2007, with 50 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 2007

The A671 and A682 had the most collisions in Burnley in 2007, with 32 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671324705
2ndA682323901
3rdA6068183306
4thA679152302
5thA646133004
6thM65111700
7thA611481502
8thA567900
9thB64343400
10thA6761301
11thB62381100
12thB62401200
13thB63831100

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 2007

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 202.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 2007

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 2007: 119.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2007.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years