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Bury road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 603 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2006, and 830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2005 (638), and casualties fell from 949.

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

Collisions in 2006
603
Down 5% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
830
Down 13% on 2005
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
8% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2006

0.8% of collisions in Bury in 2006 were fatal and 8% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious488%
  • Slight55091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious526.3%
  • Slight77293%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2006 is highlighted, with 603, down 5% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday96 (16%)
  • Wednesday82 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (13%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday94 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.3%)
  • February55 (9.1%)
  • March43 (7.1%)
  • April36 (6%)
  • May53 (8.8%)
  • June49 (8.1%)
  • July43 (7.1%)
  • August54 (9%)
  • September51 (8.5%)
  • October62 (10%)
  • November65 (11%)
  • December42 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight422 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit175 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds465 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry383 (64%)
  • Wet or damp211 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph491 (81%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph84 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (19%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant551 (66%)
  • Pedestrian109 (13%)
  • Cyclist57 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1043 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6%)
  • 16 to 20136 (16%)
  • 21 to 25103 (12%)
  • 26 to 35149 (18%)
  • 36 to 45143 (17%)
  • 46 to 5589 (11%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.8%)
  • Over 7520 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider494 (60%)
  • Passenger227 (27%)
  • Pedestrian109 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car906 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (4%)
  • Motorcycle47 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 99th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2006

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2006, with 66 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2006

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2006: 118, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5611816128
2ndA58548906
3rdM60476301
4thA665456504
5thM66222700
6thB6222162211
7thM62152102
8thA676122311
9thB6292121301
10thA6044111800
11thB6213111503
12thB6214101600
13thB621991201
14thA66781600
15thA60536602
16thB61966701
17thB621551000
18thB62185700
19thB62215500
20thA5762600

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2006

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2006: 231.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2006

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2006: 208.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years