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Bury road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 789 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2001, and 1,161 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2000 (832), and casualties rose from 1,147.

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

Collisions in 2001
789
Down 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,161
Up 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
6% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2001

0.4% of collisions in Bury in 2001 were fatal and 6% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious476%
  • Slight73994%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious514.4%
  • Slight1,10795%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 789, down 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (15%)
  • Tuesday116 (15%)
  • Wednesday129 (16%)
  • Thursday116 (15%)
  • Friday116 (15%)
  • Saturday119 (15%)
  • Sunday72 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59159 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (10%)
  • February67 (8.5%)
  • March64 (8.1%)
  • April64 (8.1%)
  • May71 (9%)
  • June70 (8.9%)
  • July58 (7.4%)
  • August56 (7.1%)
  • September60 (7.6%)
  • October52 (6.6%)
  • November68 (8.6%)
  • December78 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight566 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds616 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry459 (58%)
  • Wet or damp298 (38%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.4%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (1%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph679 (86%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph77 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway568 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway172 (22%)
  • Roundabout36 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant796 (69%)
  • Pedestrian142 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist64 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1070 (6%)
  • 11 to 1575 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20200 (17%)
  • 21 to 25115 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35266 (23%)
  • 36 to 45167 (14%)
  • 46 to 55108 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6572 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.7%)
  • Over 7523 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider673 (58%)
  • Passenger346 (30%)
  • Pedestrian142 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,209 (79%)
  • Motorcycle87 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bury

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bury ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 93rd most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2001

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2001, with 80 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2001

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2001: 149, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5614921503
2ndA587111312
3rdA665709704
4thM60315101
5thM66284803
6thB6214243411
7thB6222213202
8thM62213602
9thB6213153004
10thA6044131600
11thB6196132001
12thB6219131801
13thA6053121501
14thA676111401
15thB6292101300
16thB622181101
17thB621871000
18thA6675700
19thB62124400
20thB62152200

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2001

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2001: 317.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2001

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2001: 263.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2001, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Bury road accidents in other years