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Barnoldswick road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 601 road traffic collisions in Barnoldswick, Pendle, from 1979 to 2025, and 736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 138 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
601
1,040th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
736
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
138
155 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Barnoldswick

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious13823%
  • Slight45876%

What the data shows

  • Barnoldswick had 75 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 91 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Barnoldswick were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 178 children under 16 were killed or injured in Barnoldswick, 24% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Barnoldswick.

Where Barnoldswick ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,040th
Most casualties
1,071st
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
922nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (10%)
  • Tuesday81 (13%)
  • Wednesday107 (18%)
  • Thursday111 (18%)
  • Friday114 (19%)
  • Saturday73 (12%)
  • Sunday52 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight437 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway574 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.8%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph568 (95%)
  • 40 mph12 (2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds483 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant306 (42%)
  • Pedestrian218 (30%)
  • Cyclist98 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Barnoldswick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnoldswick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Barnoldswick peaked at 25 in 1990; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025914
20241011
202344
202279
202169
202069
201978
20181315
201767
201679
20151115
20141212
201377
20121011
201177
20101012
200988
20081015
200788
2006812
20052131
20041212
20031620
20021522
20011619
20001112
19991215
19981723
19971416
19961620
19952338
19941625
19931111
19921821
19911819
19902532
19891718
19881619
19872424
19861113
19851414
19841010
1983811
19822124
19811822
19802224
19791319

Map of recent crashes in Barnoldswick

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Barnoldswick

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Barnoldswick

The 24 most recent collisions in Barnoldswick happened between 28 November 2022 and 12 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Barnoldswick

The B6383 has the most collisions in Barnoldswick, 178 of 601 (30%), followed by the B6251 (138).

Collisions in Barnoldswick on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6383178229135
2ndB6251138164036
3rdB625278103218

Council areas covering Barnoldswick

Collisions in Barnoldswick were recorded in 2 council areas. Pendle has 506 of 601 (84%).

Collisions in Barnoldswick by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPendle5066124116
2ndRibble Valley94123122

Postcode district for Barnoldswick

All 601 collisions in Barnoldswick were in the BB18 postcode district.