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Bury road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 654 road traffic collisions in Bury in 1979, and 823 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 25,612 collisions in Bury.

Collisions in 1979
654
Casualties in 1979
823
Fatal collisions
14
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 1979

2.1% of collisions in Bury in 1979 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious10416%
  • Slight53682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious11614%
  • Slight69284%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 654.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday85 (13%)
  • Wednesday84 (13%)
  • Thursday93 (14%)
  • Friday114 (17%)
  • Saturday100 (15%)
  • Sunday86 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.3%)
  • February31 (4.7%)
  • March51 (7.8%)
  • April53 (8.1%)
  • May58 (8.9%)
  • June51 (7.8%)
  • July45 (6.9%)
  • August64 (9.8%)
  • September49 (7.5%)
  • October77 (12%)
  • November68 (10%)
  • December66 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight446 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds496 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry368 (56%)
  • Wet or damp244 (37%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.7%)
  • Snow18 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph596 (91%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph38 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway548 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (13%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (40%)
  • Pedestrian212 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (17%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1074 (9%)
  • 11 to 1563 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20188 (23%)
  • 21 to 25101 (12%)
  • 26 to 35135 (16%)
  • 36 to 4570 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5554 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.5%)
  • Over 7515 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider414 (50%)
  • Pedestrian212 (26%)
  • Passenger197 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car714 (65%)
  • Motorcycle155 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach41 (3.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Bury

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bury ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 132nd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
281st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 1979

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 1979: 121, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56121164220
2ndA665546216
3rdA585262110
4thM62273914
5thA676212721
6thB6222202622
7thB6214192602
8thB6213182002
9thA6044121402
10thA6053121604
11thB6196121402
12thB6219121401
13thB6292101013
14thM66101110
15thB62157712
16thA6675804
17thB62214500
18thA5762301
19thB61952200
20thA61100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 1979

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 1979: 267.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 1979

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 1979: 205.

Latest crashes in Bury in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 1979, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years