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Bury road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 832 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2000, and 1,147 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1999 (814), and casualties rose from 1,107.

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

Collisions in 2000
832
Up 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,147
Up 4% on 1999
Fatal collisions
10
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
4.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2000

1.2% of collisions in Bury in 2000 were fatal and 4.8% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious404.8%
  • Slight78294%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious403.5%
  • Slight1,09796%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 832, up 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (15%)
  • Tuesday125 (15%)
  • Wednesday119 (14%)
  • Thursday114 (14%)
  • Friday141 (17%)
  • Saturday111 (13%)
  • Sunday95 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59187 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59149 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (8.4%)
  • February59 (7.1%)
  • March62 (7.5%)
  • April61 (7.3%)
  • May79 (9.5%)
  • June59 (7.1%)
  • July77 (9.3%)
  • August55 (6.6%)
  • September70 (8.4%)
  • October77 (9.3%)
  • November82 (9.9%)
  • December81 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight588 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit231 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds592 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds193 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry443 (53%)
  • Wet or damp375 (45%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph718 (86%)
  • 40 mph36 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph72 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway616 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway161 (19%)
  • Roundabout33 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant725 (63%)
  • Pedestrian179 (16%)
  • Cyclist88 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1063 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1583 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20176 (15%)
  • 21 to 25106 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 35245 (21%)
  • 36 to 45186 (16%)
  • 46 to 55131 (11%)
  • 56 to 6567 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.4%)
  • Over 7536 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider679 (59%)
  • Passenger289 (25%)
  • Pedestrian179 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,233 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle74 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Bury

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Bury ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 91st most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2000

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2000: 150, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5615020715
2ndA6658410713
3rdA587310803
4thM60406121
5thB6222273402
6thM66243920
7thA676222903
8thA6044202800
9thA6053183200
10thB6214182421
11thB6196152200
12thB6292141811
13thB6221131401
14thB6219121810
15thB6213101201
16thM6291201
17thA6678902
18thA5763800
19thB62122300
20thB62182200

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2000

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2000: 305.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2000

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2000: 257.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2000, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Bury road accidents in other years