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Bury road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 889 road traffic collisions in Bury in 1990, and 1,195 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1989 (818), and casualties rose from 1,111.

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

Collisions in 1990
889
Up 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,195
Up 8% on 1989
Fatal collisions
12
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 1990

1.3% of collisions in Bury in 1990 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious10612%
  • Slight77187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious1189.9%
  • Slight1,06589%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 889, up 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (14%)
  • Tuesday118 (13%)
  • Wednesday131 (15%)
  • Thursday137 (15%)
  • Friday159 (18%)
  • Saturday123 (14%)
  • Sunday96 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59224 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (8.8%)
  • February74 (8.3%)
  • March74 (8.3%)
  • April63 (7.1%)
  • May82 (9.2%)
  • June66 (7.4%)
  • July70 (7.9%)
  • August75 (8.4%)
  • September82 (9.2%)
  • October64 (7.2%)
  • November89 (10%)
  • December72 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight635 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit226 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds712 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry549 (62%)
  • Wet or damp324 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.1%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph773 (87%)
  • 40 mph25 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph23 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph66 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway715 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (14%)
  • Roundabout22 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant682 (57%)
  • Pedestrian237 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist85 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant46 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1076 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1588 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20236 (20%)
  • 21 to 25166 (14%)
  • 26 to 35207 (17%)
  • 36 to 45153 (13%)
  • 46 to 5581 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6565 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3%)
  • Over 7525 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider628 (53%)
  • Passenger330 (28%)
  • Pedestrian237 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,245 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes103 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle96 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Bury

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bury ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 90th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 1990

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 1990: 146, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56146195321
2ndA58799817
3rdA6657610309
4thM62435512
5thB6222324805
6thM66315001
7thB6213273708
8thB6214234213
9thA676212804
10thB6292213203
11thA667141902
12thA6053131703
13thA6044121711
14thB6196101401
15thB6221101901
16thB621991201
17thA57661400
18thB62156801
19thB64735501
20thB62184700

Towns in Bury: crashes in 1990

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 1990: 331.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 1990

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 1990: 275.

Latest crashes in Bury in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years