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Padiham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,079 road traffic collisions in Padiham, Burnley, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,351 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 209 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, up from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,079
713th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,351
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
10 people killed
Serious collisions
209
233 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Padiham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious20919%
  • Slight86080%

What the data shows

  • Padiham had 125 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 166 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Padiham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 299 children under 16 were killed or injured in Padiham, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Padiham.

Where Padiham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
713th
Most casualties
713th
Most fatal collisions
849th
Most serious collisions
691st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (13%)
  • Tuesday144 (13%)
  • Wednesday156 (14%)
  • Thursday171 (16%)
  • Friday180 (17%)
  • Saturday166 (15%)
  • Sunday118 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight812 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit247 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway946 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (10%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph31 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph975 (90%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph34 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph25 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds866 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds149 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant615 (46%)
  • Pedestrian392 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist115 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Padiham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Padiham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Padiham peaked at 38 in 1999; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251319
20241116
20231111
20221822
20211114
202067
20191523
20181415
20171418
20161215
20151114
20141826
20131316
20121616
20111621
2010910
20091623
20082025
20072437
20062327
20052230
20042737
20032427
20023038
20013440
20002630
19993850
19982939
19973344
19963449
19952738
19943343
19933746
19922835
19912933
19903640
19893034
19882525
19872432
19861314
19852327
19842628
19833545
19823338
19812328
19803440
19793546

Map of recent crashes in Padiham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Padiham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Padiham

The 24 most recent collisions in Padiham happened between 7 March 2024 and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Padiham

The A671 has the most collisions in Padiham, 515 of 1,079 (48%), followed by the A6068 (39).

Collisions in Padiham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671515636587
2ndA6068396219
3rdA678193604
4thM6561001

Council areas covering Padiham

Collisions in Padiham were recorded in 3 council areas. Burnley has 1,064 of 1,079 (99%).

Collisions in Padiham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBurnley1,0641,32710207
2ndPendle61001
3rdRibble Valley5501

Postcode district for Padiham

All 1,079 collisions in Padiham were in the BB12 postcode district.