Official DfT STATS19 Data
Burnley Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Burnley from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 842 collisions, ranked #231 of 350 UK local authorities.
842
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
15
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
254
Serious
hospital-level injuries
1,103
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 167 | 3 | 56 | 108 | 228 |
| 2024 | 176 | 4 | 54 | 118 | 254 |
| 2023 | 167 | 3 | 42 | 122 | 206 |
| 2022 | 180 | 3 | 57 | 120 | 227 |
| 2021 | 152 | 2 | 45 | 105 | 188 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Burnley
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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See Burnley on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Burnley — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Burnley?
Burnley recorded 842 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 15 fatal and 254 serious collisions, with 1,103 total casualties. It ranks #231 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Burnley accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.