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Bury road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 818 road traffic collisions in Bury in 1989, and 1,111 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1988 (694), and casualties rose from 895.

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

Collisions in 1989
818
Up 18% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,111
Up 24% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 1989

1.5% of collisions in Bury in 1989 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious10513%
  • Slight70186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious11510%
  • Slight98288%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 818, up 18% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday126 (15%)
  • Tuesday103 (13%)
  • Wednesday115 (14%)
  • Thursday122 (15%)
  • Friday151 (18%)
  • Saturday109 (13%)
  • Sunday92 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59194 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (10%)
  • February58 (7.1%)
  • March60 (7.3%)
  • April72 (8.8%)
  • May74 (9%)
  • June82 (10%)
  • July67 (8.2%)
  • August57 (7%)
  • September65 (7.9%)
  • October64 (7.8%)
  • November62 (7.6%)
  • December74 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight600 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit210 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds667 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry496 (61%)
  • Wet or damp308 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph714 (87%)
  • 40 mph24 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph16 (2%)
  • 70 mph64 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway671 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (12%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant628 (57%)
  • Pedestrian248 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist70 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1071 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1583 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20206 (19%)
  • 21 to 25158 (14%)
  • 26 to 35192 (17%)
  • 36 to 45145 (13%)
  • 46 to 5588 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.8%)
  • Over 7526 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider568 (51%)
  • Passenger295 (27%)
  • Pedestrian248 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,105 (75%)
  • Motorcycle91 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 109th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 1989

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 1989: 141, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56141195414
2ndA6657289111
3rdA586710318
4thM62385511
5thB6213274401
6thB6222273405
7thM66274313
8thA676253315
9thB6214202905
10thA6044182102
11thA6053181906
12thB6292162513
13thA667141803
14thB6219131702
15thB6221101301
16thB619681411
17thA5764700
18thB62124700
19thB64734711
20thB62152400

Towns in Bury: crashes in 1989

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 1989: 332.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 1989

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 1989: 270.

Latest crashes in Bury in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 1989, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years