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Brierfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,121 road traffic collisions in Brierfield, Pendle, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 212 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, down from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,121
698th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,501
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
19 people killed
Serious collisions
212
237 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Brierfield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious21219%
  • Slight89480%

What the data shows

  • Brierfield had 148 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 206 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Brierfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 369 children under 16 were killed or injured in Brierfield, 25% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Brierfield.

Where Brierfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
698th
Most casualties
673rd
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
684th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday163 (15%)
  • Tuesday189 (17%)
  • Wednesday140 (12%)
  • Thursday187 (17%)
  • Friday182 (16%)
  • Saturday136 (12%)
  • Sunday124 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight815 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit288 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,067 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph1,065 (95%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph21 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds910 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds151 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant816 (54%)
  • Pedestrian411 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist97 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Brierfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brierfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Brierfield peaked at 38 in 1993; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251014
20241419
20231618
20221521
20211214
20201013
20191822
20182023
20171519
20161823
20151826
20141625
20131521
20121628
20112443
20102235
20092534
20082434
20072143
20062536
20053143
20042743
20032533
20022834
20013138
20002238
19991521
19982434
19973444
19962835
19953451
19942943
19933854
19923337
19913035
19902631
19893446
19882532
19871818
19862126
19853340
19842831
19832635
19823742
19812534
19803741
19792831

Map of recent crashes in Brierfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Brierfield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Brierfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Brierfield happened between 2 January 2024 and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Brierfield

The A682 has the most collisions in Brierfield, 405 of 1,121 (36%), followed by the A56 (102).

Collisions in Brierfield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA682405558970
2ndA56102125124
3rdB62485059010
4thM65213427

Council areas covering Brierfield

Collisions in Brierfield were recorded in 2 council areas. Pendle has 1,098 of 1,121 (98%).

Collisions in Brierfield by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPendle1,0981,46613208
2ndBurnley203023

Postcode districts in Brierfield

Collisions in Brierfield were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by BB9 (1,021) and BB10 (100).