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Bury road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 731 road traffic collisions in Bury in 1984, and 887 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1983 (649), and casualties rose from 792.

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

Collisions in 1984
731
Up 13% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
887
Up 12% on 1983
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 1984

1% of collisions in Bury in 1984 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious13919%
  • Slight58580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious14917%
  • Slight73082%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 731, up 13% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (13%)
  • Tuesday108 (15%)
  • Wednesday98 (13%)
  • Thursday113 (15%)
  • Friday121 (17%)
  • Saturday114 (16%)
  • Sunday81 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59204 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.9%)
  • February53 (7.3%)
  • March58 (7.9%)
  • April57 (7.8%)
  • May65 (8.9%)
  • June66 (9%)
  • July55 (7.5%)
  • August47 (6.4%)
  • September62 (8.5%)
  • October65 (8.9%)
  • November83 (11%)
  • December62 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight531 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds581 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry442 (60%)
  • Wet or damp274 (37%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph659 (90%)
  • 40 mph18 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph41 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway616 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (11%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (43%)
  • Pedestrian253 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (15%)
  • Cyclist80 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (5%)
  • 6 to 1076 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 1592 (10%)
  • 16 to 20192 (22%)
  • 21 to 25100 (11%)
  • 26 to 35118 (13%)
  • 36 to 4591 (10%)
  • 46 to 5569 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6553 (6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.8%)
  • Over 7518 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (48%)
  • Pedestrian253 (29%)
  • Passenger205 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car861 (69%)
  • Motorcycle140 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 115th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 1984

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 1984: 124, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56124144126
2ndA6656480115
3rdA58465217
4thB6222294006
5thM62274003
6thB6213262917
7thB6214232804
8thA6053202303
9thA676161906
10thM66153003
11thA6044131602
12thB6219121502
13thB622191103
14thB62927700
15thA5765500
16thA6675910
17thB61965501
18thB62184400
19thB62152401
20thA30621100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 1984

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 1984: 289.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 1984

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 1984: 226.

Latest crashes in Bury in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years