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Bury road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 792 road traffic collisions in Bury in 1991, and 1,079 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1990 (889), and casualties fell from 1,195.

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

Collisions in 1991
792
Down 11% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,079
Down 10% on 1990
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 1991

0.8% of collisions in Bury in 1991 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious9412%
  • Slight69287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious1029.5%
  • Slight97190%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 792, down 11% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (12%)
  • Tuesday124 (16%)
  • Wednesday117 (15%)
  • Thursday125 (16%)
  • Friday122 (15%)
  • Saturday120 (15%)
  • Sunday89 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (7.8%)
  • February55 (6.9%)
  • March50 (6.3%)
  • April65 (8.2%)
  • May60 (7.6%)
  • June71 (9%)
  • July66 (8.3%)
  • August67 (8.5%)
  • September82 (10%)
  • October70 (8.8%)
  • November84 (11%)
  • December60 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight581 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit186 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds640 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry485 (61%)
  • Wet or damp288 (36%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph674 (85%)
  • 40 mph30 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph18 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph19 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph49 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway636 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (14%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant652 (60%)
  • Pedestrian198 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (7%)
  • Cyclist69 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1574 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20185 (17%)
  • 21 to 25177 (16%)
  • 26 to 35193 (18%)
  • 36 to 45145 (13%)
  • 46 to 55103 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.6%)
  • Over 7533 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider574 (53%)
  • Passenger307 (28%)
  • Pedestrian198 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,133 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes94 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle77 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 96th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
96th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 1991

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 1991: 141, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56141194022
2ndA587610009
3rdA665768707
4thM62385402
5thM66324201
6thB6222223411
7thA676213205
8thB6214213215
9thB6213172502
10thB6292172200
11thB6221162302
12thB6219131800
13thA6053111200
14thB6196102000
15thA66781200
16thA604471111
17thB62154701
18thA5763300
19thB62183300
20thB62122600

Towns in Bury: crashes in 1991

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 1991: 318.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 1991

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 1991: 275.

Latest crashes in Bury in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years