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Burscough road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,069 road traffic collisions in Burscough, West Lancashire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 169 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,069
717th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,452
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
169
189 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Burscough

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious16916%
  • Slight89283%

What the data shows

  • Burscough had 101 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 203 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Burscough were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 216 children under 16 were killed or injured in Burscough, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Burscough.

Where Burscough ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
717th
Most casualties
682nd
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
789th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday153 (14%)
  • Tuesday150 (14%)
  • Wednesday143 (13%)
  • Thursday152 (14%)
  • Friday203 (19%)
  • Saturday143 (13%)
  • Sunday125 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight829 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit228 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,028 (96%)
  • Roundabout25 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph986 (92%)
  • 40 mph18 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph45 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds855 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant841 (58%)
  • Pedestrian217 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (11%)
  • Cyclist145 (10%)
  • Van occupant47 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Burscough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burscough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Burscough peaked at 43 in 1998; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251215
202446
20231012
20221217
20211215
20201017
2019912
201855
20171213
20161523
20151315
20141829
20132533
20121828
20111722
20102535
20092432
20081217
20073047
20062146
20052635
20042026
20033146
20021928
20012428
20002434
19991721
19984363
19972738
19963345
19952839
19943349
19932639
19923138
19912937
19902536
19892528
19882026
19873035
19861619
19852538
19844047
19833640
19823953
19813146
19802732
19794047

Map of recent crashes in Burscough

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Burscough

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Burscough

The 24 most recent collisions in Burscough happened between 19 May 2023 and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Burscough

The A59 has the most collisions in Burscough, 671 of 1,069 (63%), followed by the A5209 (97).

Collisions in Burscough on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59671895398
2ndA520997149217
3rdB5241547613
4thB524291200

Council area for Burscough

Burscough is in West Lancashire, where police recorded 16,774 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Burscough accounts for 6.4% of them.

Postcode district for Burscough

All 1,069 collisions in Burscough were in the L40 postcode district.