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Bury road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 712 road traffic collisions in Bury in 1987, and 941 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1986 (693), and casualties rose from 867.

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

Collisions in 1987
712
Up 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
941
Up 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 1987

0.8% of collisions in Bury in 1987 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious10014%
  • Slight60685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious11112%
  • Slight82287%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 712, up 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (14%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday121 (17%)
  • Friday104 (15%)
  • Saturday103 (14%)
  • Sunday96 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (4.4%)
  • February57 (8%)
  • March54 (7.6%)
  • April51 (7.2%)
  • May67 (9.4%)
  • June62 (8.7%)
  • July52 (7.3%)
  • August61 (8.6%)
  • September71 (10%)
  • October68 (9.6%)
  • November74 (10%)
  • December64 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight510 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit190 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds569 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry442 (62%)
  • Wet or damp256 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph627 (88%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph18 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph42 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway579 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (13%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant465 (49%)
  • Pedestrian231 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist79 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (6.5%)
  • 6 to 1061 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1596 (10%)
  • 16 to 20172 (18%)
  • 21 to 25114 (12%)
  • 26 to 35139 (15%)
  • 36 to 45110 (12%)
  • 46 to 5579 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.1%)
  • Over 7532 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider460 (49%)
  • Passenger250 (27%)
  • Pedestrian231 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car898 (73%)
  • Motorcycle93 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 114th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 1987

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 1987: 158, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56158212223
2ndA665597116
3rdA585798110
4thB6214253213
5thM62232600
6thM66233202
7thB6222223303
8thA676182600
9thB6213182101
10thA6053152201
11thB6292131703
12thA6044121500
13thB6196121314
14thB6219121401
15thB6221121504
16thA66781202
17thB62126703
18thB62153300
19thB62183500
20thA5761200

Towns in Bury: crashes in 1987

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 1987: 289.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 1987

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 1987: 246.

Latest crashes in Bury in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 1987, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years