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Burnley road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 2018, and 260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2017 (177), and casualties rose from 241.

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

Collisions in 2018
202
Up 14% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
260
Up 8% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 2018

2% of collisions in Burnley in 2018 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious4221%
  • Slight15677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4618%
  • Slight21081%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 2018 is highlighted, with 202, up 14% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 202
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday35 (17%)
  • Wednesday24 (12%)
  • Thursday26 (13%)
  • Friday29 (14%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.9%)
  • February16 (7.9%)
  • March15 (7.4%)
  • April17 (8.4%)
  • May19 (9.4%)
  • June23 (11%)
  • July10 (5%)
  • August17 (8.4%)
  • September13 (6.4%)
  • October21 (10%)
  • November19 (9.4%)
  • December16 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (67%)
  • Wet or damp56 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)
  • Snow2 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (11%)
  • 30 mph145 (72%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph11 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph13 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (18%)
  • Roundabout8 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (56%)
  • Pedestrian54 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist13 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2032 (12%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3564 (25%)
  • 36 to 4536 (14%)
  • 46 to 5535 (13%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.4%)
  • Over 7512 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider149 (57%)
  • Passenger57 (22%)
  • Pedestrian54 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car248 (71%)
  • Motorcycle28 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 2018.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Burnley in 2018

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Burnley, BB11 1NQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Burnley in 2018, with 34 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 2018

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 2018: 30, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671304505
2ndA682274026
3rdA679131703
4thM65122000
5thA64691013
6thA60686802
7thA61146801
8thA562200
9thB62391100
10thB62401100
11thB64341100

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 2018

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 142.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 2018

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 2018: 81.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 2018, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years