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Bury road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 786 road traffic collisions in Bury in 1998, and 1,069 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1997 (766), and casualties fell from 1,104.

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

Collisions in 1998
786
Up 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,069
Down 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
3.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 1998

0.6% of collisions in Bury in 1998 were fatal and 3.6% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious283.6%
  • Slight75396%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious292.7%
  • Slight1,03497%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 786, up 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (17%)
  • Tuesday124 (16%)
  • Wednesday118 (15%)
  • Thursday128 (16%)
  • Friday112 (14%)
  • Saturday88 (11%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59157 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (8.5%)
  • February52 (6.6%)
  • March51 (6.5%)
  • April72 (9.2%)
  • May57 (7.3%)
  • June75 (9.5%)
  • July69 (8.8%)
  • August57 (7.3%)
  • September66 (8.4%)
  • October78 (9.9%)
  • November77 (9.8%)
  • December65 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight577 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit205 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds574 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds178 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry424 (54%)
  • Wet or damp351 (45%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph681 (87%)
  • 40 mph23 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph70 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway598 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (16%)
  • Roundabout33 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant731 (68%)
  • Pedestrian164 (15%)
  • Cyclist61 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1051 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1570 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20157 (15%)
  • 21 to 25142 (13%)
  • 26 to 35238 (22%)
  • 36 to 45173 (16%)
  • 46 to 5599 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6551 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.6%)
  • Over 7520 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider630 (59%)
  • Passenger275 (26%)
  • Pedestrian164 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,198 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle39 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 94th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 1998

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 1998: 146, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5614620525
2ndA587111222
3rdA665659202
4thB6214334001
5thM66315101
6thM60223501
7thA676202302
8thB6292192200
9thB6222171902
10thB6196161700
11thM62163000
12thA667152300
13thB6221151900
14thA6053141500
15thB6213121601
16thB6219111601
17thA604471000
18thB62154400
19thB62184700
20thB62123401

Towns in Bury: crashes in 1998

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 1998: 332.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 1998

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 1998: 268.

Latest crashes in Bury in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years