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Burnley road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 2008, and 459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2007 (321), and casualties fell from 490.

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

Collisions in 2008
317
Down 1% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
459
Down 6% on 2007
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 2008

0.3% of collisions in Burnley in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4314%
  • Slight27386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight40989%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 2008 is highlighted, with 317, down 1% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (17%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (13%)
  • Friday49 (15%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.3%)
  • February35 (11%)
  • March29 (9.1%)
  • April25 (7.9%)
  • May21 (6.6%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July24 (7.6%)
  • August17 (5.4%)
  • September25 (7.9%)
  • October29 (9.1%)
  • November29 (9.1%)
  • December25 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (59%)
  • Wet or damp120 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph251 (79%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph35 (11%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (15%)
  • Roundabout28 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (65%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist23 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2096 (21%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3569 (15%)
  • 36 to 4569 (15%)
  • 46 to 5557 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (59%)
  • Passenger131 (29%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car432 (77%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 2008.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Burnley in 2008

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Burnley, BB11 1NQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Burnley in 2008, with 56 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 2008

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 2008: 53, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671537508
2ndA682405606
3rdM65192600
4thA6114131801
5thA646132113
6thA679122003
7thA606881600
8thB643461000
9thA563701
10thB62402500
11thA5711200
12thB62381100
13thM61200

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 2008

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 208.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 2008

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 2008: 120.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years