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Bury road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 814 road traffic collisions in Bury in 1999, and 1,107 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1998 (786), and casualties rose from 1,069.

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

Collisions in 1999
814
Up 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,107
Up 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
5.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 1999

0.2% of collisions in Bury in 1999 were fatal and 5.3% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious435.3%
  • Slight76994%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious494.4%
  • Slight1,05695%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 814, up 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (14%)
  • Tuesday108 (13%)
  • Wednesday117 (14%)
  • Thursday117 (14%)
  • Friday131 (16%)
  • Saturday122 (15%)
  • Sunday108 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59212 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (10%)
  • February56 (6.9%)
  • March58 (7.1%)
  • April82 (10%)
  • May58 (7.1%)
  • June66 (8.1%)
  • July56 (6.9%)
  • August58 (7.1%)
  • September75 (9.2%)
  • October79 (9.7%)
  • November77 (9.5%)
  • December64 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight580 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit222 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds625 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry451 (55%)
  • Wet or damp344 (42%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph685 (84%)
  • 40 mph34 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph83 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway604 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (20%)
  • Roundabout30 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant739 (67%)
  • Pedestrian190 (17%)
  • Cyclist75 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1062 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1587 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20129 (12%)
  • 21 to 25136 (12%)
  • 26 to 35256 (23%)
  • 36 to 45164 (15%)
  • 46 to 55113 (10%)
  • 56 to 6566 (6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.2%)
  • Over 7525 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider648 (59%)
  • Passenger269 (24%)
  • Pedestrian190 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,250 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle51 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 90th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 1999

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 1999: 158, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5615820903
2ndA665789807
3rdA58548203
4thM60487702
5thB6214314803
6thM66254701
7thA676232902
8thB6222192600
9thB6219182600
10thB6292182401
11thB6213162100
12thA6053141602
13thA6044121502
14thA667121701
15thM62101701
16thB62216700
17thB61965700
18thB62185600
19thA571100
20thA6551100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 1999

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 1999: 307.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 1999

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 1999: 259.

Latest crashes in Bury in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years