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Bury road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 703 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2004, and 1,024 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2003 (743), and casualties fell from 1,052.

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

Collisions in 2004
703
Down 5% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,024
Down 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
7% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2004

1.3% of collisions in Bury in 2004 were fatal and 7% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious497%
  • Slight64592%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious575.6%
  • Slight95793%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 703, down 5% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (12%)
  • Tuesday83 (12%)
  • Wednesday109 (16%)
  • Thursday110 (16%)
  • Friday120 (17%)
  • Saturday117 (17%)
  • Sunday77 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59205 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (10%)
  • February48 (6.8%)
  • March61 (8.7%)
  • April49 (7%)
  • May71 (10%)
  • June53 (7.5%)
  • July52 (7.4%)
  • August55 (7.8%)
  • September64 (9.1%)
  • October66 (9.4%)
  • November47 (6.7%)
  • December66 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight500 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds540 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry403 (57%)
  • Wet or damp286 (41%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.1%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph588 (84%)
  • 40 mph27 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph77 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway501 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (20%)
  • Roundabout32 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant700 (68%)
  • Pedestrian133 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist47 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1565 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20174 (17%)
  • 21 to 25119 (12%)
  • 26 to 35184 (18%)
  • 36 to 45183 (18%)
  • 46 to 55101 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6580 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.8%)
  • Over 7517 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider597 (58%)
  • Passenger294 (29%)
  • Pedestrian133 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,060 (79%)
  • Motorcycle65 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle26 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 96th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2004

Holyrood, Bury, M25 3DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2004, with 58 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2004

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2004: 142, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56142207216
2ndA6657610938
3rdA586110302
4thM60496710
5thM66214111
6thA676193012
7thB6214172601
8thA6053142101
9thB6222142303
10thB6213121601
11thM62101300
12thB619691201
13thB62928901
14thA60447800
15thB622171301
16thA6674500
17thB62153300
18thB62182200
19thB62192200
20thA5631100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2004

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2004: 270.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2004

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2004: 233.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2004, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years