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Burnley road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 176 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 2024, and 254 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2023 (167), and casualties rose from 206.

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

Collisions in 2024
176
Up 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
254
Up 23% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 2024

2.3% of collisions in Burnley in 2024 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious5431%
  • Slight11867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious6325%
  • Slight18774%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 2024 is highlighted, with 176, up 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 176
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday36 (20%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday21 (12%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (7.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.4%)
  • February13 (7.4%)
  • March24 (14%)
  • April9 (5.1%)
  • May18 (10%)
  • June11 (6.3%)
  • July12 (6.8%)
  • August13 (7.4%)
  • September19 (11%)
  • October17 (9.7%)
  • November15 (8.5%)
  • December12 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other10 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry111 (63%)
  • Wet or damp59 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (9.7%)
  • 30 mph108 (61%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph19 (11%)
  • 70 mph22 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (18%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (66%)
  • Pedestrian44 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2036 (14%)
  • 21 to 2522 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3542 (17%)
  • 36 to 4548 (19%)
  • 46 to 5530 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.5%)
  • Over 7514 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider134 (53%)
  • Passenger76 (30%)
  • Pedestrian44 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car231 (78%)
  • Motorcycle26 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 2024.

Collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Burnley in 2024

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Burnley, BB11 1NQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Burnley in 2024, with 30 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 2024

The A682 had the most collisions in Burnley in 2024: 25, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA682253307
2ndA671202407
3rdM65164411
4thA61148802
5thA64681105
6thA6798812
7thA5661000
8thB62395513
9thA60684700
10thB64343301
11thA6781100
12thB62381301

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 2024

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 106.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 2024

BB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 2024: 82.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 2024, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years