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Bury road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 250 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2019, and 335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2018 (222), and casualties rose from 314.

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

Collisions in 2019
250
Up 13% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
335
Up 7% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2019

1.2% of collisions in Bury in 2019 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight21385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious3510%
  • Slight29688%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 250, up 13% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 250
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (16%)
  • Tuesday36 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (12%)
  • Thursday40 (16%)
  • Friday46 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8%)
  • February16 (6.4%)
  • March19 (7.6%)
  • April19 (7.6%)
  • May24 (9.6%)
  • June22 (8.8%)
  • July22 (8.8%)
  • August22 (8.8%)
  • September18 (7.2%)
  • October24 (9.6%)
  • November24 (9.6%)
  • December20 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (64%)
  • Wet or damp88 (35%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (7.6%)
  • 30 mph185 (74%)
  • 40 mph5 (2%)
  • 70 mph41 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (23%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant224 (67%)
  • Pedestrian56 (17%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6%)
  • 16 to 2042 (13%)
  • 21 to 2541 (12%)
  • 26 to 3578 (23%)
  • 36 to 4544 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.3%)
  • Over 7516 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (57%)
  • Passenger87 (26%)
  • Pedestrian56 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2019.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2019

Holyrood, Bury, M25 3DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2019, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2019

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2019: 51, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56517215
2ndM60224100
3rdA58182401
4thA665152111
5thM66152314
6thB62227801
7thB62196903
8thB61965600
9thB62145501
10thA60444401
11thA6764402
12thB62134602
13thM624400
14thA60533300
15thB62213301
16thB62923301
17thA6672202
18thB64732200
19thB62181100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2019

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2019: 96.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2019

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2019: 85.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years