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Burnley road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 2013, and 306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2012 (241), and casualties fell from 320.

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

Collisions in 2013
211
Down 12% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
306
Down 4% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 2013

0.9% of collisions in Burnley in 2013 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3215%
  • Slight17784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3311%
  • Slight27189%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 2013 is highlighted, with 211, down 12% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (16%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday34 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.5%)
  • February12 (5.7%)
  • March13 (6.2%)
  • April14 (6.6%)
  • May10 (4.7%)
  • June18 (8.5%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August16 (7.6%)
  • September19 (9%)
  • October23 (11%)
  • November26 (12%)
  • December20 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (64%)
  • Wet or damp69 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (15%)
  • 30 mph139 (66%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph11 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph19 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (18%)
  • Roundabout15 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (64%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)
  • Cyclist26 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2042 (14%)
  • 21 to 2534 (11%)
  • 26 to 3567 (22%)
  • 36 to 4541 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.9%)
  • Over 759 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (62%)
  • Passenger71 (23%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car294 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 2013.

Collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Burnley in 2013

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Burnley, BB11 1NQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Burnley in 2013, with 34 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 2013

The A671 and A682 had the most collisions in Burnley in 2013, with 21 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671213203
2ndA682212404
3rdM65133121
4thA6068121701
5thA6114121701
6thA64671103
7thA67961202
8thA565601
9thB62392201
10thB62402200
11thB64342500
12thA6781300

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 2013

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 144.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 2013

BB10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 2013: 76.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years