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Bury road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 464 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2009, and 701 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2008 (489), and casualties rose from 687.

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

Collisions in 2009
464
Down 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
701
Up 2% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2009

0.6% of collisions in Bury in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6113%
  • Slight40086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious639%
  • Slight63591%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 464, down 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (12%)
  • Thursday82 (18%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.7%)
  • February22 (4.7%)
  • March40 (8.6%)
  • April27 (5.8%)
  • May46 (9.9%)
  • June46 (9.9%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August23 (5%)
  • September47 (10%)
  • October44 (9.5%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December38 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (61%)
  • Wet or damp167 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph387 (83%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph63 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (18%)
  • Roundabout39 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant459 (65%)
  • Pedestrian92 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (7%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.1%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2088 (13%)
  • 21 to 2591 (13%)
  • 26 to 35145 (21%)
  • 36 to 45112 (16%)
  • 46 to 5575 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.4%)
  • Over 7517 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (58%)
  • Passenger205 (29%)
  • Pedestrian92 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car702 (78%)
  • Motorcycle50 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 120th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2009

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2009, with 45 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2009

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2009: 85, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA568512119
2ndA665353902
3rdA58345104
4thM60347903
5thM66214114
6thB6222152102
7thB6214142402
8thA676131804
9thB6213132002
10thA6053121602
11thA6044101701
12thB621991301
13thM6291401
14thB61967911
15thB62215501
16thA5763300
17thB62183800
18thB62923400
19thA6672300
20thB62121100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2009

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2009: 189.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2009

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2009: 154.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2009.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years