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Bury road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 25,612 road traffic collisions in Bury from 1979 to 2025, and 34,593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 296 were fatal and 3,087 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 161 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (165), and casualties fell from 212 to 196.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
25,612
118th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34,593
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
296
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
161
Down 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Bury

1.2% of collisions in Bury from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2961.2%
  • Serious3,08712%
  • Slight22,22987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3230.9%
  • Serious3,3849.8%
  • Slight30,88689%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. In 2025 there were 161, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 161
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025161196
2024165212
2023167207
2022190237
2021229314
2020167222
2019250335
2018222314
2017251343
2016183243
2015179265
2014238332
2013265361
2012326441
2011338445
2010346474
2009464701
2008489687
2007541793
2006603830
2005638949
20047031,024
20037431,052
20027401,029
20017891,161
20008321,147
19998141,107
19987861,069
19977661,104
1996696949
1995670926
19947811,072
19938191,100
19927661,015
19917921,079
19908891,195
19898181,111
1988694895
1987712941
1986693867
1985687857
1984731887
1983649792
1982666840
1981642801
1980668849
1979654823

When and where crashes happen in Bury

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,612 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,635 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,698 (14%)
  • Thursday3,946 (15%)
  • Friday4,298 (17%)
  • Saturday3,597 (14%)
  • Sunday2,826 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59870 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59339 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,390 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,531 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,658 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,423 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,459 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,154 (8.4%)
  • February1,832 (7.2%)
  • March2,042 (8%)
  • April2,059 (8%)
  • May2,182 (8.5%)
  • June2,192 (8.6%)
  • July2,018 (7.9%)
  • August1,982 (7.7%)
  • September2,191 (8.6%)
  • October2,319 (9.1%)
  • November2,391 (9.3%)
  • December2,250 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18,359 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6,715 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting231 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown219 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit88 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds19,840 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,148 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds438 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds368 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds148 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist91 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds53 (0.2%)
  • Other221 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded305 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry15,391 (60%)
  • Wet or damp9,519 (37%)
  • Frost or ice460 (1.8%)
  • Snow147 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep25 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel14 (0.1%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded52 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph233 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph21,854 (85%)
  • 40 mph759 (3%)
  • 50 mph97 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph357 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph2,307 (9%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway19,529 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway4,254 (17%)
  • Roundabout926 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road415 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded488 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Bury

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant20,392 (59%)
  • Pedestrian6,503 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist2,772 (8%)
  • Cyclist2,472 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant856 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant646 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant321 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)288 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant169 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant162 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,126 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 102,017 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 152,614 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 205,542 (16%)
  • 21 to 254,320 (12%)
  • 26 to 356,618 (19%)
  • 36 to 454,723 (14%)
  • 46 to 553,305 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 652,086 (6%)
  • 66 to 751,310 (3.8%)
  • Over 75897 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider19,211 (56%)
  • Passenger8,879 (26%)
  • Pedestrian6,503 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car35,767 (76%)
  • Motorcycle2,865 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle2,523 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,435 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,622 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach901 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car461 (1%)
  • Other vehicle398 (0.8%)
  • Minibus179 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle24 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Bury

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bury

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bury ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 118th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
115thBlackpool26,44934,7742955,170
116thSt Albans25,62336,8563674,493
117thCarmarthenshire25,61937,0115967,185
118thBury (this area)25,61234,5932963,087
119thLuton25,59933,2832613,575
120thChelmsford25,57534,2474265,528
121stKingston upon Thames25,51530,7412243,927

Accident hotspots in Bury

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Bury, with 922 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury from 1979 to 2025: 4,620, including 48 fatal and 534 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA564,6206,27348534
2ndA6652,3533,17331273
3rdA582,1933,02725242
4thM668741,4002986
5thM628511,2821676
6thM607211,1381242
7thB62227149741396
8thB62146749631392
9thA67664085910112
10thB6213560776685
11thA6053465600561
12thA6044425617447
13thB6292421533850
14thB6219388519243
15thB6196326452445
16thB6221299399345
17thA667292408251
18thB621810914411
19thB621593126116
20thA5767911715

Towns in Bury

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury from 1979 to 2025: 9,957.

Postcode districts in Bury

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury from 1979 to 2025: 8,415.

Latest crashes in Bury

Of the latest 24 crashes in Bury, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity