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Bury road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2008, and 687 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2007 (541), and casualties fell from 793.

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

Collisions in 2008
489
Down 10% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
687
Down 13% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2008

0.8% of collisions in Bury in 2008 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious418.4%
  • Slight44491%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious446.4%
  • Slight63993%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 489, down 10% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (17%)
  • Tuesday81 (17%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (12%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.8%)
  • February33 (6.7%)
  • March40 (8.2%)
  • April42 (8.6%)
  • May32 (6.5%)
  • June38 (7.8%)
  • July39 (8%)
  • August41 (8.4%)
  • September49 (10%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November46 (9.4%)
  • December37 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (59%)
  • Wet or damp184 (38%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph402 (82%)
  • 40 mph10 (2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph74 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (20%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant444 (65%)
  • Pedestrian81 (12%)
  • Cyclist50 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20103 (15%)
  • 21 to 25104 (15%)
  • 26 to 35120 (17%)
  • 36 to 45110 (16%)
  • 46 to 5582 (12%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.9%)
  • Over 7520 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (61%)
  • Passenger187 (27%)
  • Pedestrian81 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car726 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle37 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 119th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2008

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2008, with 55 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2008

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2008: 75, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA567510708
2ndA58527222
3rdA665446003
4thM60365013
5thM66263801
6thB6214203003
7thB6222152300
8thM62142901
9thB6219122001
10thA60538900
11thA66771300
12thB62137902
13thB622171000
14thB62927801
15thA60444600
16thA6764500
17thB61963300
18thA5761100
19thB62121100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2008

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2008: 194.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2008

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2008: 176.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years