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Bury road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 766 road traffic collisions in Bury in 1997, and 1,104 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1996 (696), and casualties rose from 949.

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

Collisions in 1997
766
Up 10% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,104
Up 16% on 1996
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 1997

1.3% of collisions in Bury in 1997 were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious516.7%
  • Slight70592%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious605.4%
  • Slight1,03093%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 766, up 10% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (15%)
  • Tuesday96 (13%)
  • Wednesday115 (15%)
  • Thursday129 (17%)
  • Friday114 (15%)
  • Saturday110 (14%)
  • Sunday86 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59209 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (8.6%)
  • February52 (6.8%)
  • March48 (6.3%)
  • April71 (9.3%)
  • May55 (7.2%)
  • June72 (9.4%)
  • July61 (8%)
  • August63 (8.2%)
  • September65 (8.5%)
  • October69 (9%)
  • November63 (8.2%)
  • December81 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight570 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit188 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds600 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry465 (61%)
  • Wet or damp297 (39%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph644 (84%)
  • 40 mph26 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph83 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway564 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway143 (19%)
  • Roundabout34 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant740 (67%)
  • Pedestrian155 (14%)
  • Cyclist91 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1066 (6%)
  • 11 to 1587 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20146 (13%)
  • 21 to 25148 (13%)
  • 26 to 35239 (22%)
  • 36 to 45152 (14%)
  • 46 to 55117 (11%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7532 (2.9%)
  • Over 7519 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider646 (59%)
  • Passenger303 (27%)
  • Pedestrian155 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,168 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle42 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 100th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 1997

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 1997: 147, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5614723438
2ndA665719505
3rdA58709202
4thM62578014
5thM66284941
6thB6222223912
7thB6214193300
8thA676152001
9thB6213122001
10thB6292122102
11thA667111801
12thB6219111200
13thA6044102401
14thB61968901
15thA60537900
16thB62185900
17thB62215500
18thB62154500
19thB62122200
20thA6661200

Towns in Bury: crashes in 1997

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 1997: 318.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 1997

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 1997: 280.

Latest crashes in Bury in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years