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Colne road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,479 road traffic collisions in Colne, Pendle, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,142 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 512 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 21 collisions, down 22% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
2,479
392nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,142
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
31 people killed
Serious collisions
512
541 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
21
Down 22% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
Down 28% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Colne

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal311.3%
  • Serious51221%
  • Slight1,93678%

What the data shows

  • Colne had 285 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 442 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Colne were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 704 children under 16 were killed or injured in Colne, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in Colne.

Where Colne ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
392nd
Most casualties
388th
Most fatal collisions
333rd
Most serious collisions
331st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday315 (13%)
  • Tuesday340 (14%)
  • Wednesday369 (15%)
  • Thursday392 (16%)
  • Friday455 (18%)
  • Saturday327 (13%)
  • Sunday281 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,875 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit553 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,120 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road154 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout88 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph68 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph2,324 (94%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph51 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph24 (1%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,942 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds386 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded34 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,540 (49%)
  • Pedestrian872 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist261 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist230 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant76 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant49 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Colne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Colne peaked at 80 in 1994; 2025 had 21.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 21
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252128
20242739
20233135
20221819
20212531
20202833
20192022
20184350
20173545
20163745
20153557
20143648
20132530
20124762
20114054
20104977
20094058
20084556
20075767
20066899
20057189
20047094
20035878
20026590
200174103
20005874
19996890
19984762
19977798
19965870
19957390
199480106
19937898
19926780
19916378
19906569
19896473
19886173
19875872
19865064
19856579
19847178
19835367
19825971
19816276
19807589
19796276

Map of recent crashes in Colne

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Colne

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Colne

The 24 most recent collisions in Colne happened between 6 December 2024 and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Colne

The A56 has the most collisions in Colne, 845 of 2,479 (34%), followed by the A6068 (564).

Collisions in Colne on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA568451,07412171
2ndA60685647767110
3rdB6250180214439
4thB62475882111
5thM657800

Council areas covering Colne

Collisions in Colne were recorded in 4 council areas. Pendle has 2,463 of 2,479 (99%).

Collisions in Colne by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPendle2,4633,12131510
2ndBurnley6701
3rdHyndburn5600
4thRibble Valley3601

Postcode district for Colne

Of the 2,479 collisions in Colne, 2,478 (100%) were in the BB8 postcode district.