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Bury road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2018, and 314 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2017 (251), and casualties fell from 343.

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

Collisions in 2018
222
Down 12% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
314
Down 8% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2018

0.5% of collisions in Bury in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3516%
  • Slight18684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight27387%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 222, down 12% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 222
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (15%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (18%)
  • Friday31 (14%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (14%)
  • February18 (8.1%)
  • March13 (5.9%)
  • April18 (8.1%)
  • May18 (8.1%)
  • June21 (9.5%)
  • July27 (12%)
  • August16 (7.2%)
  • September11 (5%)
  • October7 (3.2%)
  • November18 (8.1%)
  • December24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (9.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (73%)
  • Wet or damp57 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (5.4%)
  • 30 mph164 (74%)
  • 40 mph11 (5%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph29 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (21%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (58%)
  • Pedestrian52 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2024 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2529 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3560 (19%)
  • 36 to 4553 (17%)
  • 46 to 5549 (16%)
  • 56 to 6533 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.1%)
  • Over 7512 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (60%)
  • Passenger74 (24%)
  • Pedestrian52 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (75%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 2018.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2018

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2018, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2018

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2018: 37, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA563754012
2ndA58253204
3rdA665232601
4thM60193012
5thM6691602
6thB622281300
7thA60447802
8thM626701
9thB61965801
10thB62145600
11thB62214500
12thB62924502
13thB62133600
14thA6762200
15thB62192400
16thB64732200
17thA5761100
18thA60531100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2018

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2018: 89.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2018

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2018: 84.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years