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Bury road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2017, and 343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 37% on 2016 (183), and casualties rose from 243.

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

Collisions in 2017
251
Up 37% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
343
Up 41% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2017

0.4% of collisions in Bury in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4317%
  • Slight20782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4313%
  • Slight29987%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 251, up 37% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 251
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (18%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday47 (19%)
  • Saturday24 (9.6%)
  • Sunday22 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8%)
  • February17 (6.8%)
  • March31 (12%)
  • April21 (8.4%)
  • May25 (10%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July15 (6%)
  • August23 (9.2%)
  • September19 (7.6%)
  • October13 (5.2%)
  • November19 (7.6%)
  • December23 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (4.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (9.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (64%)
  • Wet or damp87 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (6.8%)
  • 30 mph191 (76%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph28 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (24%)
  • Roundabout24 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (63%)
  • Pedestrian55 (16%)
  • Cyclist35 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2043 (13%)
  • 21 to 2528 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3573 (21%)
  • 36 to 4557 (17%)
  • 46 to 5547 (14%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.5%)
  • Over 7516 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider218 (64%)
  • Passenger70 (20%)
  • Pedestrian55 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car371 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle24 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 2017.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2017

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2017, with 26 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2017

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2017: 40, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA564046010
2ndA665243205
3rdA58232704
4thM60234003
5thM66101903
6thB622271200
7thA604461000
8thA6765711
9thB61965501
10thB62145701
11thB62924401
12thM624900
13thA60533400
14thB62133400
15thB62193400
16thB62213501
17thA5762200
18thA6671200
19thB64731100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2017

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2017: 101.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2017

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2017: 91.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years