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BB12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,733 road traffic collisions in the BB12 postcode district, Burnley, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 887 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 82 collisions, up 19% on 2024 (69).

Collisions since 1979
4,733
639th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,636
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
64
68 people killed
Serious collisions
887
1,007 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
82
Up 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
125
Up 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BB12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal641.4%
  • Serious88719%
  • Slight3,78280%

What the data shows

  • BB12 had 672 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 971 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in BB12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,061 children under 16 were killed or injured in BB12, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in BB12.

Where BB12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
639th
Most casualties
554th
Most fatal collisions
819th
Most serious collisions
566th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday648 (14%)
  • Tuesday675 (14%)
  • Wednesday708 (15%)
  • Thursday742 (16%)
  • Friday801 (17%)
  • Saturday656 (14%)
  • Sunday503 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,513 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit921 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting239 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit38 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,446 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway904 (19%)
  • Roundabout263 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road94 (2%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph110 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph2,920 (62%)
  • 40 mph117 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph419 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph502 (11%)
  • 70 mph662 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,722 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds693 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds94 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds72 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds37 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.1%)
  • Other47 (1%)
  • Not recorded52 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,332 (65%)
  • Pedestrian1,012 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist499 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist326 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant205 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant107 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant63 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BB12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BB12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BB12 peaked at 151 in 2004; 2025 had 82.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202582125
202469113
20236589
202278104
20215272
20204065
201972112
201880106
20176388
20167196
20157194
201482124
201378124
201297132
201187132
201079106
200989142
2008123178
2007132211
2006133207
2005138226
2004151212
2003119164
2002142194
2001150200
2000116157
1999119181
1998111167
1997151216
1996123190
1995122195
1994127180
1993120150
1992108152
1991115140
1990108134
198995115
19888999
19877198
19866585
198580112
198496125
1983115144
1982120153
1981120141
1980117155
1979102131

Map of recent crashes in BB12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BB12

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BB12

The 24 most recent collisions in BB12 happened between 13 September and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BB12

The A671 has the most collisions in BB12, 1,298 of 4,733 (27%), followed by the M65 (585).

Collisions in BB12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6711,2981,73917243
2ndM655859631064
3rdA60685128331397
4thA56128178014
5thA646126174221
6thA678109165120
7thB643486124014
8thB6248263306
9thA67991001
10thB623981000
11thA656901
12thA68261002

Council areas covering BB12

Collisions in BB12 were recorded in 8 council areas. Burnley has 3,635 of 4,733 (77%).

Collisions in BB12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBurnley3,6354,89440661
2ndPendle59095311137
3rdRibble Valley3655421177
4thSouth Ribble6111624
5thHyndburn558506
6thRossendale121701
7thBlackburn with Darwen81801
8thWest Lancashire5900

Towns in BB12

Collisions in BB12 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Burnley (1,371) and Padiham (1,079).