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Burnley road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 228 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 2011, and 331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2010 (237), and casualties rose from 322.

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

Collisions in 2011
228
Down 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
331
Up 3% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 2011

0.9% of collisions in Burnley in 2011 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4319%
  • Slight18380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5015%
  • Slight27884%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 2011 is highlighted, with 228, down 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (23%)
  • Friday29 (13%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.6%)
  • February13 (5.7%)
  • March15 (6.6%)
  • April14 (6.1%)
  • May22 (9.6%)
  • June20 (8.8%)
  • July16 (7%)
  • August18 (7.9%)
  • September22 (9.6%)
  • October20 (8.8%)
  • November30 (13%)
  • December16 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (66%)
  • Wet or damp73 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph185 (81%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph15 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph15 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (15%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (62%)
  • Pedestrian44 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2042 (13%)
  • 21 to 2553 (16%)
  • 26 to 3564 (19%)
  • 36 to 4546 (14%)
  • 46 to 5534 (10%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.6%)
  • Over 7511 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (57%)
  • Passenger99 (30%)
  • Pedestrian44 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car316 (76%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 2011.

Collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Burnley in 2011

Bank Hall, Burnley, BB10 3BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Burnley in 2011, with 41 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 2011

The A682 had the most collisions in Burnley in 2011: 37, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA682375203
2ndA6713343011
3rdA6114152313
4thM65132204
5thA606861002
6thA6796800
7thA6465701
8thB64345700
9thA563500
10thB62403301
11thB62392200
12thA6781300
13thB62381401

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 2011

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 156.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 2011

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 2011: 80.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years