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Bury road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2010, and 474 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2009 (464), and casualties fell from 701.

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

Collisions in 2010
346
Down 25% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
474
Down 32% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2010

1.4% of collisions in Bury in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5014%
  • Slight29184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5311%
  • Slight41688%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 346, down 25% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 346
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (7.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.9%)
  • February22 (6.4%)
  • March35 (10%)
  • April26 (7.5%)
  • May38 (11%)
  • June25 (7.2%)
  • July24 (6.9%)
  • August29 (8.4%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November28 (8.1%)
  • December23 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (66%)
  • Wet or damp93 (27%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.9%)
  • Snow6 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph301 (87%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph34 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (16%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (61%)
  • Pedestrian91 (19%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2064 (14%)
  • 21 to 2549 (10%)
  • 26 to 3597 (20%)
  • 36 to 4567 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (12%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.4%)
  • Over 7514 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (56%)
  • Passenger119 (25%)
  • Pedestrian91 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car505 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle25 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 173rd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2010

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area and Holyrood, Bury, M25 3DZ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Bury in 2010, with 26 collisions each.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2010

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2010: 66, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA566688010
2ndA665324217
3rdA58303503
4thM60183203
5thB621481302
6thB622281310
7thM6281201
8thM6681510
9thA6767901
10thB62137700
11thA60446702
12thA60535700
13thA6675801
14thB61964901
15thB62194600
16thB62213800
17thB62923300
18thB62122301
19thA5761100
20thB62181100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2010

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2010: 137.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2010

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2010: 118.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years