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Bury road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 696 road traffic collisions in Bury in 1996, and 949 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1995 (670), and casualties rose from 926.

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

Collisions in 1996
696
Up 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
949
Up 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 1996

0.4% of collisions in Bury in 1996 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious639.1%
  • Slight63091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious687.2%
  • Slight87893%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 696, up 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (14%)
  • Tuesday89 (13%)
  • Wednesday115 (17%)
  • Thursday107 (15%)
  • Friday130 (19%)
  • Saturday93 (13%)
  • Sunday63 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.2%)
  • February44 (6.3%)
  • March41 (5.9%)
  • April68 (9.8%)
  • May62 (8.9%)
  • June56 (8%)
  • July69 (9.9%)
  • August51 (7.3%)
  • September70 (10%)
  • October64 (9.2%)
  • November63 (9.1%)
  • December51 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight514 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds571 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry452 (65%)
  • Wet or damp224 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.4%)
  • Snow10 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph596 (86%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph63 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway513 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (19%)
  • Roundabout26 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant601 (63%)
  • Pedestrian164 (17%)
  • Cyclist69 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1062 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1578 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20142 (15%)
  • 21 to 25116 (12%)
  • 26 to 35200 (21%)
  • 36 to 45130 (14%)
  • 46 to 5594 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.1%)
  • Over 7519 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider529 (56%)
  • Passenger256 (27%)
  • Pedestrian164 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,019 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.5%)
  • Motorcycle32 (2.5%)
  • Minibus10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 115th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 1996

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 1996: 130, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56130186110
2ndA665709207
3rdA58628414
4thM62325603
5thM66304703
6thA676192305
7thB6222192104
8thA6053182001
9thB6213163002
10thB6214132001
11thB6292121300
12thB6221101402
13thA604482402
14thA66781101
15thB621981100
16thB61966600
17thB62183400
18thB64732200
19thA5601100
20thB52921100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 1996

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 1996: 276.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 1996

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 1996: 238.

Latest crashes in Bury in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 1996, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years