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Bury road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 668 road traffic collisions in Bury in 1980, and 849 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1979 (654), and casualties rose from 823.

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

Collisions in 1980
668
Up 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
849
Up 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
13
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 1980

1.9% of collisions in Bury in 1980 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious11517%
  • Slight54081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious12515%
  • Slight71184%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 668, up 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (12%)
  • Tuesday89 (13%)
  • Wednesday90 (13%)
  • Thursday101 (15%)
  • Friday119 (18%)
  • Saturday113 (17%)
  • Sunday79 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.3%)
  • February51 (7.6%)
  • March53 (7.9%)
  • April52 (7.8%)
  • May52 (7.8%)
  • June57 (8.5%)
  • July45 (6.7%)
  • August56 (8.4%)
  • September53 (7.9%)
  • October74 (11%)
  • November62 (9.3%)
  • December64 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight489 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds510 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry377 (56%)
  • Wet or damp272 (41%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph596 (89%)
  • 40 mph17 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph40 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway549 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (13%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (40%)
  • Pedestrian233 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (19%)
  • Cyclist58 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (4%)
  • 6 to 1097 (11%)
  • 11 to 1575 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20175 (21%)
  • 21 to 2588 (10%)
  • 26 to 35132 (16%)
  • 36 to 4585 (10%)
  • 46 to 5544 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7550 (5.9%)
  • Over 7519 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (50%)
  • Pedestrian233 (27%)
  • Passenger194 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car729 (66%)
  • Motorcycle173 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 122nd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
256th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 1980

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 1980: 105, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56105128124
2ndA665517106
3rdA58445216
4thM62275721
5thB6213202213
6thB6214192505
7thA6044162113
8thA676162002
9thA6053151803
10thB6222151703
11thM66142021
12thB6292101310
13thB619691001
14thB62216902
15thA6675803
16thB62195602
17thB62153501
18thA62200
19thA57(M)1200
20thA5761100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 1980

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 1980: 251.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 1980

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 1980: 196.

Latest crashes in Bury in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 1980, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years