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Bury road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 740 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2002, and 1,029 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2001 (789), and casualties fell from 1,161.

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

Collisions in 2002
740
Down 6% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,029
Down 11% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
6.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2002

0.8% of collisions in Bury in 2002 were fatal and 6.2% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious466.2%
  • Slight68893%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious535.2%
  • Slight96894%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 740, down 6% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (15%)
  • Tuesday102 (14%)
  • Wednesday99 (13%)
  • Thursday125 (17%)
  • Friday126 (17%)
  • Saturday90 (12%)
  • Sunday86 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (10%)
  • February62 (8.4%)
  • March59 (8%)
  • April64 (8.6%)
  • May61 (8.2%)
  • June53 (7.2%)
  • July57 (7.7%)
  • August39 (5.3%)
  • September50 (6.8%)
  • October78 (11%)
  • November67 (9.1%)
  • December74 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight525 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit206 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds552 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry415 (56%)
  • Wet or damp312 (42%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph641 (87%)
  • 40 mph17 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph71 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway537 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway157 (21%)
  • Roundabout30 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant705 (69%)
  • Pedestrian153 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist46 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1050 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1576 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20143 (14%)
  • 21 to 25129 (13%)
  • 26 to 35214 (21%)
  • 36 to 45164 (16%)
  • 46 to 55109 (11%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.7%)
  • Over 7526 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider612 (59%)
  • Passenger264 (26%)
  • Pedestrian153 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,119 (79%)
  • Motorcycle71 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bury ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 96th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2002

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2002, with 78 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2002

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2002: 145, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5614520718
2ndA58698802
3rdA665619135
4thM60314701
5thM66284501
6thB6214203001
7thB6213181902
8thB6222182611
9thA676172304
10thM62142401
11thB6196132104
12thA6053121700
13thB6219112201
14thB6292111502
15thA6044101500
16thA66791000
17thB62219902
18thB62153300
19thA5762300
20thB62122200

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2002

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2002: 316.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2002

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2002: 267.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years