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Oswaldtwistle road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,073 road traffic collisions in Oswaldtwistle, Hyndburn, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 225 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, down from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,073
714th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,377
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
225
244 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
Down 45% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Oswaldtwistle

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious22521%
  • Slight84078%

What the data shows

  • Oswaldtwistle had 118 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 199 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Oswaldtwistle were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 292 children under 16 were killed or injured in Oswaldtwistle, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in Oswaldtwistle.

Where Oswaldtwistle ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
714th
Most casualties
706th
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
652nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday155 (14%)
  • Tuesday155 (14%)
  • Wednesday163 (15%)
  • Thursday139 (13%)
  • Friday197 (18%)
  • Saturday150 (14%)
  • Sunday114 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight782 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit273 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,037 (97%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph1,040 (97%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds835 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds179 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant695 (50%)
  • Pedestrian351 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (10%)
  • Cyclist96 (7%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Oswaldtwistle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oswaldtwistle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Oswaldtwistle peaked at 42 in 1983; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251012
20241522
202378
20221111
20211824
20201316
2019610
20181516
2017812
20161518
20151725
20141823
20131619
20121623
20111622
20102528
20092228
20081724
20072940
20062328
20051623
20041925
20032133
20022234
20012833
20002837
19991924
19983449
19973243
19962730
19953246
19943240
19932633
19923346
19912333
19902729
19893137
19881733
19873038
19862830
19853236
19843438
19834251
19824049
19812835
19802531
19793032

Map of recent crashes in Oswaldtwistle

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Oswaldtwistle

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Oswaldtwistle

The 24 most recent collisions in Oswaldtwistle happened between 9 February 2024 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Oswaldtwistle

The B6231 has the most collisions in Oswaldtwistle, 403 of 1,073 (38%), followed by the A679 (169).

Collisions in Oswaldtwistle on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6231403499291
2ndA679169232332
3rdB623495144121

Council area for Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle is in Hyndburn, where police recorded 12,263 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Oswaldtwistle accounts for 8.7% of them.

Postcode district for Oswaldtwistle

All 1,073 collisions in Oswaldtwistle were in the BB5 postcode district.