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Burnley road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 2017, and 241 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2016 (180), and casualties rose from 237.

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

Collisions in 2017
177
Down 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
241
Up 2% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 2017

1.7% of collisions in Burnley in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious3218%
  • Slight14280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3916%
  • Slight19983%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 2017 is highlighted, with 177, down 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 177
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday28 (16%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday22 (12%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday24 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9%)
  • February15 (8.5%)
  • March11 (6.2%)
  • April16 (9%)
  • May14 (7.9%)
  • June17 (9.6%)
  • July14 (7.9%)
  • August15 (8.5%)
  • September16 (9%)
  • October15 (8.5%)
  • November15 (8.5%)
  • December13 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (61%)
  • Wet or damp64 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (9%)
  • 30 mph118 (67%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph14 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph17 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway125 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (17%)
  • Roundabout13 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (63%)
  • Pedestrian31 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2019 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2534 (14%)
  • 26 to 3550 (21%)
  • 36 to 4526 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (11%)
  • 66 to 7518 (7.5%)
  • Over 7512 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (61%)
  • Passenger62 (26%)
  • Pedestrian31 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car249 (76%)
  • Motorcycle20 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 2017.

Collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Burnley in 2017

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Burnley, BB11 1NQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Burnley in 2017, with 37 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 2017

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 2017: 28, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671283405
2ndA682243304
3rdM65132302
4thA679101211
5thA64661103
6thA565700
7thA60684600
8thA61144801
9thB64342200
10thB62401201

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 2017

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 111.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 2017

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 2017: 80.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years