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Bury road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 642 road traffic collisions in Bury in 1981, and 801 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (668), and casualties fell from 849.

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

Collisions in 1981
642
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
801
Down 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 1981

1.2% of collisions in Bury in 1981 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious13821%
  • Slight49677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious15219%
  • Slight63880%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 642, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (12%)
  • Wednesday99 (15%)
  • Thursday98 (15%)
  • Friday123 (19%)
  • Saturday80 (12%)
  • Sunday73 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (9.2%)
  • February49 (7.6%)
  • March53 (8.3%)
  • April58 (9%)
  • May45 (7%)
  • June74 (12%)
  • July44 (6.9%)
  • August56 (8.7%)
  • September51 (7.9%)
  • October61 (9.5%)
  • November56 (8.7%)
  • December36 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight461 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds477 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry368 (57%)
  • Wet or damp241 (38%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.6%)
  • Snow10 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph578 (90%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph43 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway539 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (13%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant323 (40%)
  • Pedestrian189 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (18%)
  • Cyclist76 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1053 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1574 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20174 (22%)
  • 21 to 2593 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (14%)
  • 36 to 4585 (11%)
  • 46 to 5567 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7544 (5.5%)
  • Over 7523 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (54%)
  • Pedestrian189 (24%)
  • Passenger183 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car684 (64%)
  • Motorcycle157 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach40 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Bury

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bury ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 128th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
196th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 1981

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 1981: 97, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5697124123
2ndA665719128
3rdA584763014
4thM62273712
5thA676192605
6thB6222192202
7thA6044151901
8thB6219151905
9thB6214141502
10thA6053121202
11thM66121621
12thB6213101705
13thB6292101101
14thB61968800
15thA6676703
16thB62214401
17thA5763300
18thB62153301
19thA6802201
20thB62182200

Towns in Bury: crashes in 1981

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 1981: 236.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 1981

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 1981: 204.

Latest crashes in Bury in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 1981, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years