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Bury road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 693 road traffic collisions in Bury in 1986, and 867 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (687), and casualties rose from 857.

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

Collisions in 1986
693
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
867
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 1986

1.6% of collisions in Bury in 1986 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious9414%
  • Slight58885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious10212%
  • Slight75487%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 693, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (12%)
  • Wednesday103 (15%)
  • Thursday87 (13%)
  • Friday136 (20%)
  • Saturday114 (16%)
  • Sunday76 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.1%)
  • February51 (7.4%)
  • March49 (7.1%)
  • April49 (7.1%)
  • May58 (8.4%)
  • June72 (10%)
  • July53 (7.6%)
  • August55 (7.9%)
  • September60 (8.7%)
  • October69 (10%)
  • November66 (9.5%)
  • December62 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight506 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds561 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry435 (63%)
  • Wet or damp239 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph612 (88%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph45 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway559 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (13%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (49%)
  • Pedestrian232 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (10%)
  • Cyclist60 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1061 (7%)
  • 11 to 1583 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 20169 (19%)
  • 21 to 25113 (13%)
  • 26 to 35137 (16%)
  • 36 to 4591 (10%)
  • 46 to 5565 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.7%)
  • Over 7528 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider426 (49%)
  • Pedestrian232 (27%)
  • Passenger209 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car900 (75%)
  • Motorcycle89 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 121st most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 1986

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 1986: 146, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56146179120
2ndA6657596312
3rdA58708706
4thM62243602
5thM66212610
6thA676202503
7thB6214182014
8thB6222161813
9thB6213141605
10thA6053121711
11thB6196121503
12thB6292101002
13thB621981101
14thA60447801
15thA6675700
16thB62215511
17thB62153301
18thA30562200
19thA5762200
20thA58(M)1200

Towns in Bury: crashes in 1986

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 1986: 249.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 1986

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 1986: 203.

Latest crashes in Bury in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 1986, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years