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Bury road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2011, and 445 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2010 (346), and casualties fell from 474.

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

Collisions in 2011
338
Down 2% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
445
Down 6% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2011

1.5% of collisions in Bury in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight28584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight39188%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2011 is highlighted, with 338, down 2% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 338
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (19%)
  • Wednesday55 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday48 (14%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5%)
  • February40 (12%)
  • March34 (10%)
  • April33 (9.8%)
  • May26 (7.7%)
  • June24 (7.1%)
  • July20 (5.9%)
  • August20 (5.9%)
  • September35 (10%)
  • October29 (8.6%)
  • November30 (8.9%)
  • December30 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded27 (8%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (72%)
  • Wet or damp92 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (3%)
  • 30 mph286 (85%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph34 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (16%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (53%)
  • Pedestrian86 (19%)
  • Cyclist48 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7%)
  • 16 to 2064 (14%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 3584 (19%)
  • 36 to 4564 (14%)
  • 46 to 5548 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (57%)
  • Passenger106 (24%)
  • Pedestrian86 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car466 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bury ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 2011.

Collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2011

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2011, with 37 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2011

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2011: 68, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA566810318
2ndA665304704
3rdA58232816
4thM60162302
5thM66121900
6thA676101202
7thB62138911
8thB622271001
9thM6271002
10thB61966901
11thB62196612
12thB62215701
13thB62925501
14thA60444700
15thA60533411
16thB62183400
17thA5762200
18thA6672301
19thB62152302
20thB62121101

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2011

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2011: 140.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2011

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2011: 126.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2011, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2011.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years