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Bury road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 638 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2005, and 949 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2004 (703), and casualties fell from 1,024.

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

Collisions in 2005
638
Down 9% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
949
Down 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2005

0.6% of collisions in Bury in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious6711%
  • Slight56789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious798.3%
  • Slight86691%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 638, down 9% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (14%)
  • Wednesday93 (15%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday110 (17%)
  • Saturday89 (14%)
  • Sunday80 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8%)
  • February53 (8.3%)
  • March47 (7.4%)
  • April61 (9.6%)
  • May59 (9.2%)
  • June62 (9.7%)
  • July49 (7.7%)
  • August48 (7.5%)
  • September49 (7.7%)
  • October53 (8.3%)
  • November47 (7.4%)
  • December59 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight465 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds505 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry416 (65%)
  • Wet or damp209 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph543 (85%)
  • 40 mph12 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph76 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway463 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (17%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant635 (67%)
  • Pedestrian142 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist47 (5%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1048 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1564 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20155 (16%)
  • 21 to 25126 (13%)
  • 26 to 35194 (20%)
  • 36 to 45138 (15%)
  • 46 to 5592 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.6%)
  • Over 7522 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider551 (58%)
  • Passenger256 (27%)
  • Pedestrian142 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car931 (77%)
  • Motorcycle64 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (2%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 100th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2005

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2005, with 59 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2005

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2005: 102, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5610216006
2ndA6655810027
3rdA58548105
4thM60446503
5thM66235211
6thB6214183605
7thA6053172602
8thA676172302
9thB6222172002
10thB6213122001
11thM62121501
12thA604491201
13thB621991200
14thB629291510
15thA6677900
16thB622161602
17thB62155801
18thB61964703
19thA5281100
20thA60551100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2005

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2005: 250.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2005

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2005: 214.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years