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Bury road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 666 road traffic collisions in Bury in 1982, and 840 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1981 (642), and casualties rose from 801.

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

Collisions in 1982
666
Up 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
840
Up 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 1982

1.5% of collisions in Bury in 1982 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious13120%
  • Slight52579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious14918%
  • Slight68181%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 666, up 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (13%)
  • Tuesday99 (15%)
  • Wednesday91 (14%)
  • Thursday120 (18%)
  • Friday105 (16%)
  • Saturday91 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.5%)
  • February52 (7.8%)
  • March45 (6.8%)
  • April40 (6%)
  • May52 (7.8%)
  • June56 (8.4%)
  • July45 (6.8%)
  • August59 (8.9%)
  • September56 (8.4%)
  • October64 (9.6%)
  • November74 (11%)
  • December73 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight458 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit197 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds506 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry370 (56%)
  • Wet or damp272 (41%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph588 (88%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph19 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph43 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway559 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (12%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (44%)
  • Pedestrian206 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (15%)
  • Cyclist65 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1052 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1598 (12%)
  • 16 to 20177 (21%)
  • 21 to 25104 (12%)
  • 26 to 35136 (16%)
  • 36 to 4574 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5563 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.6%)
  • Over 7531 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (51%)
  • Passenger209 (25%)
  • Pedestrian206 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car758 (68%)
  • Motorcycle146 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 126th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
126th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
216th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 1982

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 1982: 105, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56105127019
2ndA6656583117
3rdA586286213
4thM62334626
5thA676214215
6thB6213212406
7thB6214161910
8thA6053151603
9thB6222141505
10thM66132001
11thB6221101105
12thA66791103
13thB621991000
14thB619681000
15thB62927702
16thA60446702
17thB62185500
18thA5762300
19thA60452200
20thB62152302

Towns in Bury: crashes in 1982

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 1982: 222.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 1982

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 1982: 189.

Latest crashes in Bury in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 1982, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years