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Bury road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 541 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2007, and 793 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2006 (603), and casualties fell from 830.

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

Collisions in 2007
541
Down 10% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
793
Down 4% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2007

1.5% of collisions in Bury in 2007 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious468.5%
  • Slight48790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious567.1%
  • Slight72992%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 541, down 10% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday82 (15%)
  • Wednesday84 (16%)
  • Thursday69 (13%)
  • Friday94 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (12%)
  • Sunday71 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (9.6%)
  • February45 (8.3%)
  • March44 (8.1%)
  • April43 (7.9%)
  • May57 (11%)
  • June37 (6.8%)
  • July41 (7.6%)
  • August41 (7.6%)
  • September49 (9.1%)
  • October44 (8.1%)
  • November47 (8.7%)
  • December41 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight371 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds409 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry344 (64%)
  • Wet or damp183 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph450 (83%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph69 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (19%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant540 (68%)
  • Pedestrian123 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist43 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1040 (5%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20144 (18%)
  • 21 to 25122 (15%)
  • 26 to 35151 (19%)
  • 36 to 45113 (14%)
  • 46 to 5570 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.2%)
  • Over 7519 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (57%)
  • Passenger215 (27%)
  • Pedestrian123 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car837 (80%)
  • Motorcycle50 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 111th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2007

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2007, with 56 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2007

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2007: 78, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA567811213
2ndA665549003
3rdA58537714
4thM60335501
5thM66294514
6thA676223204
7thB6213162700
8thA604491500
9thB621491200
10thB622291311
11thB629291601
12thB619681310
13thB62198801
14thM6281701
15thA60536800
16thB62186600
17thB62215700
18thA6674400
19thA5762600
20thB62122300

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2007

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2007: 219.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2007

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2007: 186.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years