The A671: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 104 people were killed or seriously injured in 94 collisions on the A671, making it the 133th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
94
serious or fatal collisions
104
people killed or seriously injured
4
collisions that took a life
#133
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A671 carries 270 recorded injury collisions over the period, 94 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Burnley, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, with 2 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are less likely than average to be fatal (4% against 7%), typical of lower-speed urban sections. Most collisions were recorded on 30 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2025 with 23 serious collisions, and the count is up 53% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A671
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Burnley32 KSI
- Ribble Valley20 KSI
- Rossendale19 KSI
- Oldham13 KSI
- Rochdale10 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A671
2025: 23 (up 53.3% on the year before) · peak 23 in 2025 · +53.3% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A671
How many accidents happen on the A671?
Police recorded 270 injury collisions on the A671 over 2021–2025, of which 94 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 104 people killed or seriously injured, including 4 fatal collisions.
Is the A671 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 133 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 123 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A671 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Burnley, Ribble Valley, Rossendale. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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