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Barrowford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 497 road traffic collisions in Barrowford, Pendle, from 1979 to 2025, and 707 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 119 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, down from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
497
1,165th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
707
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
10 people killed
Serious collisions
119
142 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Barrowford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious11924%
  • Slight36874%

What the data shows

  • Barrowford had 52 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 90 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Barrowford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 108 children under 16 were killed or injured in Barrowford, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Barrowford.

Where Barrowford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,165th
Most casualties
1,098th
Most fatal collisions
849th
Most serious collisions
1,015th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday95 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (11%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight369 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway427 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph359 (72%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph90 (18%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph10 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant420 (59%)
  • Pedestrian114 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Barrowford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barrowford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Barrowford peaked at 26 in 1995; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
202477
2023811
202211
202123
202022
201955
2018710
201755
20161012
2015512
2014915
201345
201289
20111017
201036
2009916
20082331
20071213
2006714
20051421
20041226
20032228
20021829
20011213
20001017
19991720
19981114
19971925
19961322
19952649
19941219
19931423
199289
19912132
199079
198968
1988912
198756
198667
19851115
19841522
19831415
19821013
19811924
19801114
19791316

Map of recent crashes in Barrowford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Barrowford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Barrowford

The 24 most recent collisions in Barrowford happened between 26 December 2020 and 1 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Barrowford

The A682 has the most collisions in Barrowford, 244 of 497 (49%), followed by the A6068 (109).

Collisions in Barrowford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA682244318650
2ndA6068109207231
3rdM65101600
4thB624771004

Council areas covering Barrowford

Collisions in Barrowford were recorded in 2 council areas. Pendle has 488 of 497 (98%).

Collisions in Barrowford by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPendle48869210119
2ndChorley4800

Postcode district for Barrowford

All 497 collisions in Barrowford were in the BB9 postcode district.