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Burnley road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 180 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 2016, and 237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 28% on 2015 (249), and casualties fell from 337.

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

Collisions in 2016
180
Down 28% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
237
Down 30% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 2016

2.8% of collisions in Burnley in 2016 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.8%
  • Serious4123%
  • Slight13474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious4519%
  • Slight18779%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 2016 is highlighted, with 180, down 28% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 180
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday16 (8.9%)
  • Wednesday34 (19%)
  • Thursday32 (18%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (17%)
  • Sunday14 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (11%)
  • February14 (7.8%)
  • March16 (8.9%)
  • April13 (7.2%)
  • May17 (9.4%)
  • June15 (8.3%)
  • July11 (6.1%)
  • August16 (8.9%)
  • September11 (6.1%)
  • October16 (8.9%)
  • November18 (10%)
  • December13 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (58%)
  • Wet or damp68 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (17%)
  • 30 mph113 (63%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph9 (5%)
  • 70 mph17 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (14%)
  • Roundabout15 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (61%)
  • Pedestrian37 (16%)
  • Cyclist19 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2027 (11%)
  • 21 to 2521 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3544 (19%)
  • 36 to 4536 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (15%)
  • 56 to 6528 (12%)
  • 66 to 757 (3%)
  • Over 7514 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider149 (63%)
  • Passenger51 (22%)
  • Pedestrian37 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car243 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle18 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Burnley ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2016.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Burnley in 2016

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Burnley, BB11 1NQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Burnley in 2016, with 34 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 2016

The A671 and M65 had the most collisions in Burnley in 2016, with 15 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671151915
2ndM65152602
3rdA679141601
4thA682141800
5thA646121904
6thA6068101613
7thA562300
8thB62392201
9thB62402300
10thA61141100
11thB46341100
12thB64341300

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 2016

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 106.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 2016

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 2016: 70.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 2016, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years