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Bury road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 183 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2016, and 243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2015 (179), and casualties fell from 265.

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

Collisions in 2016
183
Up 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
243
Down 8% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2016

2.2% of collisions in Bury in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious3016%
  • Slight14981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3514%
  • Slight20484%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 183, up 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 183
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (16%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (14%)
  • Friday24 (13%)
  • Saturday39 (21%)
  • Sunday14 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (8.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.2%)
  • February11 (6%)
  • March13 (7.1%)
  • April14 (7.7%)
  • May13 (7.1%)
  • June17 (9.3%)
  • July13 (7.1%)
  • August15 (8.2%)
  • September17 (9.3%)
  • October17 (9.3%)
  • November18 (9.8%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (70%)
  • Wet or damp51 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (5.5%)
  • 30 mph145 (79%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph15 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (27%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (55%)
  • Pedestrian47 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist19 (7.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2018 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 2525 (10%)
  • 26 to 3547 (19%)
  • 36 to 4538 (16%)
  • 46 to 5537 (15%)
  • 56 to 6523 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.8%)
  • Over 758 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (58%)
  • Passenger54 (22%)
  • Pedestrian47 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car263 (74%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 2016.

Collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2016

Bury West, Bury, BL8 2AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2016, with 22 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2016

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2016: 37, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56374609
2ndA58202712
3rdM60121500
4thA665111102
5thM6691611
6thB62227800
7thA6766901
8thA604451300
9thB62145503
10thB62134401
11thA60532701
12thA6672301
13thB62192200
14thM622600
15thB61961100
16thB62211100
17thB62921100
18thB64731100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2016

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2016: 90.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2016

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2016: 82.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years