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Bury road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 649 road traffic collisions in Bury in 1983, and 792 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1982 (666), and casualties fell from 840.

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

Collisions in 1983
649
Down 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
792
Down 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 1983

0.9% of collisions in Bury in 1983 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious13721%
  • Slight50678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious14819%
  • Slight63780%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 649, down 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 649
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (12%)
  • Wednesday82 (13%)
  • Thursday126 (19%)
  • Friday113 (17%)
  • Saturday98 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.5%)
  • February43 (6.6%)
  • March61 (9.4%)
  • April55 (8.5%)
  • May55 (8.5%)
  • June55 (8.5%)
  • July52 (8%)
  • August48 (7.4%)
  • September53 (8.2%)
  • October57 (8.8%)
  • November61 (9.4%)
  • December54 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight453 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit190 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds497 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry387 (60%)
  • Wet or damp244 (38%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph569 (88%)
  • 40 mph29 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph41 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway526 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (15%)
  • Roundabout13 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (39%)
  • Pedestrian225 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (16%)
  • Cyclist92 (12%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1071 (9%)
  • 11 to 1571 (9%)
  • 16 to 20152 (19%)
  • 21 to 25120 (15%)
  • 26 to 35122 (15%)
  • 36 to 4566 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5552 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6553 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.5%)
  • Over 7513 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (51%)
  • Pedestrian225 (28%)
  • Passenger162 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car743 (69%)
  • Motorcycle121 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 119th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
119th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 1983

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 1983: 158, including 1 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56158192134
2ndA665598006
3rdA58515829
4thM62253711
5thA676182103
6thM66162201
7thB6222151907
8thB6213131404
9thA6053121501
10thB6214121605
11thB6219101302
12thA57691211
13thA60448802
14thA66781102
15thB62927902
16thB62215603
17thB61964402
18thB62183300
19thB62152301
20thA50631100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 1983

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 1983: 240.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 1983

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 1983: 199.

Latest crashes in Bury in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 1983, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years