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Bury road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2014, and 332 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2013 (265), and casualties fell from 361.

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

Collisions in 2014
238
Down 10% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
332
Down 8% on 2013
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2014

None of the collisions in Bury in 2014 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3013%
  • Slight20887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious319.3%
  • Slight30191%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 238, down 10% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 238
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (18%)
  • Wednesday33 (14%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.6%)
  • February12 (5%)
  • March14 (5.9%)
  • April26 (11%)
  • May16 (6.7%)
  • June20 (8.4%)
  • July27 (11%)
  • August29 (12%)
  • September20 (8.4%)
  • October22 (9.2%)
  • November16 (6.7%)
  • December18 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (64%)
  • Wet or damp83 (35%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (5.9%)
  • 30 mph185 (78%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph34 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (21%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (61%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)
  • Cyclist35 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2038 (11%)
  • 21 to 2537 (11%)
  • 26 to 3578 (23%)
  • 36 to 4549 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (10%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.9%)
  • Over 7512 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (62%)
  • Passenger88 (27%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car343 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 2014.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 16 other areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2014

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2014, with 24 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2014

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2014: 43, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56436703
2ndA58284403
3rdM60223201
4thA665161903
5thM66111802
6thB62148902
7thA604471300
8thB629271201
9thA6765501
10thB622251000
11thA60534402
12thB62214401
13thA5763602
14thB62133300
15thB62193300
16thA6672201
17thB61962300
18thB64732301
19thM622301
20thB62121200

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2014

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2014: 97.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2014

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2014: 75.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2014, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years