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Bury road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 694 road traffic collisions in Bury in 1988, and 895 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1987 (712), and casualties fell from 941.

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

Collisions in 1988
694
Down 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
895
Down 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 1988

1.9% of collisions in Bury in 1988 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious8713%
  • Slight59486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.8%
  • Serious10011%
  • Slight77987%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 694, down 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (11%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday106 (15%)
  • Thursday108 (16%)
  • Friday121 (17%)
  • Saturday101 (15%)
  • Sunday80 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (9.9%)
  • February47 (6.8%)
  • March73 (11%)
  • April50 (7.2%)
  • May51 (7.3%)
  • June51 (7.3%)
  • July51 (7.3%)
  • August67 (9.7%)
  • September50 (7.2%)
  • October63 (9.1%)
  • November61 (8.8%)
  • December61 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight508 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit168 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds544 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry409 (59%)
  • Wet or damp269 (39%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph614 (88%)
  • 40 mph28 (4%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph41 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway565 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (13%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant463 (52%)
  • Pedestrian213 (24%)
  • Cyclist81 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (4%)
  • 6 to 1056 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1586 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 20158 (18%)
  • 21 to 25128 (14%)
  • 26 to 35148 (17%)
  • 36 to 45102 (11%)
  • 46 to 5568 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6546 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.7%)
  • Over 7525 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider451 (50%)
  • Passenger231 (26%)
  • Pedestrian213 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car880 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle81 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Bury

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bury ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 122nd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
250th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 1988

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 1988: 145, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56145178113
2ndA6658210829
3rdA58495908
4thM62334222
5thB6222283504
6thB6214234243
7thA676192506
8thB6292141611
9thB6213121804
10thB6219111400
11thA6053101001
12thM66101001
13thB619691000
14thB622182100
15thA5765600
16thB62154401
17thA6673402
18thA60442200
19thB62122601
20thA6701100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 1988

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 1988: 266.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 1988

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 1988: 211.

Latest crashes in Bury in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 1988, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years