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Bury road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2012, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2011 (338), and casualties fell from 445.

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

Collisions in 2012
326
Down 4% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
441
Down 1% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2012

1.2% of collisions in Bury in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight28688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious368.2%
  • Slight40091%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 326, down 4% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 326
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (17%)
  • Tuesday59 (18%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (8.9%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.3%)
  • February22 (6.7%)
  • March29 (8.9%)
  • April20 (6.1%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June27 (8.3%)
  • July22 (6.7%)
  • August24 (7.4%)
  • September27 (8.3%)
  • October31 (9.5%)
  • November27 (8.3%)
  • December37 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (58%)
  • Wet or damp127 (39%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph269 (83%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph30 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (16%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (55%)
  • Pedestrian78 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist39 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2047 (11%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3589 (20%)
  • 36 to 4573 (17%)
  • 46 to 5553 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 7517 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (59%)
  • Passenger102 (23%)
  • Pedestrian78 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (75%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 172nd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2012

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2012, with 29 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2012

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2012: 60, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56607604
2ndA665314200
3rdA58273906
4thM60152600
5thB6222131902
6thA604492301
7thB62148801
8thB622181100
9thB62928802
10thM6681111
11thM6271000
12thA60535601
13thA6675702
14thB621351100
15thB62195701
16thA6764402
17thB61964601
18thA5762300
19thB62151100
20thB62181200

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2012

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2012: 126.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2012

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2012: 111.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2012, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years