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Burnley road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Burnley in 2025, and 228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2024 (176), and casualties fell from 254.

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

Collisions in 2025
167
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
228
Down 10% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Burnley in 2025

1.8% of collisions in Burnley in 2025 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Burnley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious5634%
  • Slight10865%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious6328%
  • Slight16271%

Burnley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 465 in 1994. 2025 is highlighted, with 167, down 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 167
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (17%)
  • Tuesday30 (18%)
  • Wednesday30 (18%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday22 (13%)
  • Saturday19 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.8%)
  • February12 (7.2%)
  • March13 (7.8%)
  • April17 (10%)
  • May7 (4.2%)
  • June17 (10%)
  • July14 (8.4%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September13 (7.8%)
  • October10 (6%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December15 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight107 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (69%)
  • Wet or damp45 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (11%)
  • 30 mph96 (57%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph15 (9%)
  • 70 mph22 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway114 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (20%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Burnley in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (71%)
  • Pedestrian34 (15%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.9%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2026 (11%)
  • 21 to 2525 (11%)
  • 26 to 3539 (17%)
  • 36 to 4532 (14%)
  • 46 to 5532 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.1%)
  • Over 7510 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider130 (57%)
  • Passenger64 (28%)
  • Pedestrian34 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (84%)
  • Motorcycle12 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Burnley in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Burnley had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 2025.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Burnley in 2025

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Burnley, BB11 1NQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Burnley in 2025, with 29 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Burnley with the most crashes in 2025

The A671 had the most collisions in Burnley in 2025: 22, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Burnley, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671222919
2ndM65183312
3rdA646141702
4thA682131804
5thA56111502
6thA67981003
7thA61146604
8thA60683401
9thB64342300
10thA11101
11thA6781100
12thB62381101

Towns in Burnley: crashes in 2025

Burnley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 93.

Postcode districts in Burnley: crashes in 2025

BB12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Burnley in 2025: 63.

Latest crashes in Burnley in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Burnley in 2025, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2025.

Severity

Burnley road accidents in other years