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Bury road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 743 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2003, and 1,052 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2002 (740), and casualties rose from 1,029.

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

Collisions in 2003
743
Level with 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,052
Up 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
9
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
5.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2003

1.2% of collisions in Bury in 2003 were fatal and 5.7% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious425.7%
  • Slight69293%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious454.3%
  • Slight99795%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 743, level with 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (16%)
  • Tuesday106 (14%)
  • Wednesday117 (16%)
  • Thursday134 (18%)
  • Friday114 (15%)
  • Saturday94 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.9%)
  • February66 (8.9%)
  • March50 (6.7%)
  • April57 (7.7%)
  • May69 (9.3%)
  • June62 (8.3%)
  • July49 (6.6%)
  • August49 (6.6%)
  • September78 (10%)
  • October59 (7.9%)
  • November71 (9.6%)
  • December74 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight538 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit195 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds607 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry467 (63%)
  • Wet or damp258 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph627 (84%)
  • 40 mph18 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph91 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway527 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (21%)
  • Roundabout39 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant717 (68%)
  • Pedestrian116 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist56 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2%)
  • 6 to 1045 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1565 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20146 (14%)
  • 21 to 25127 (12%)
  • 26 to 35224 (21%)
  • 36 to 45184 (17%)
  • 46 to 55116 (11%)
  • 56 to 6570 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.9%)
  • Over 7523 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider648 (62%)
  • Passenger288 (27%)
  • Pedestrian116 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,139 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle78 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bury ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 92nd most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2003

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2003, with 82 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2003

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2003: 136, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56136189210
2ndA58678003
3rdA665578801
4thM60497923
5thM66274512
6thB6213212813
7thB6214203800
8thB6222182900
9thA6053172411
10thA676172201
11thA6044161902
12thM62162913
13thA667131900
14thB621981400
15thB62928900
16thB619671201
17thB62185700
18thB62215800
19thB62123400
20thB62153600

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2003

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2003: 309.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2003

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2003: 249.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2003, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years