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Bury road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2020, and 222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 33% on 2019 (250), and casualties fell from 335.

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

Collisions in 2020
167
Down 33% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
222
Down 34% on 2019
Fatal collisions
5
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2020

3% of collisions in Bury in 2020 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious2414%
  • Slight13883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious2612%
  • Slight19186%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 167, down 33% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 167
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (10%)
  • Tuesday25 (15%)
  • Wednesday28 (17%)
  • Thursday17 (10%)
  • Friday34 (20%)
  • Saturday23 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (8.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.8%)
  • February17 (10%)
  • March15 (9%)
  • April5 (3%)
  • May13 (7.8%)
  • June11 (6.6%)
  • July21 (13%)
  • August10 (6%)
  • September24 (14%)
  • October11 (6.6%)
  • November10 (6%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (66%)
  • Wet or damp56 (34%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph138 (83%)
  • 40 mph5 (3%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph19 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (63%)
  • Pedestrian37 (17%)
  • Cyclist20 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2022 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2533 (15%)
  • 26 to 3548 (22%)
  • 36 to 4528 (13%)
  • 46 to 5532 (14%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.1%)
  • Over 754 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (64%)
  • Passenger44 (20%)
  • Pedestrian37 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car249 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle13 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 2020.

Collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
289th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2020

Holyrood, Bury, M25 3DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2020, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2020

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2020: 31, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56314213
2ndA665263427
3rdA58131701
4thM60112101
5thM6671802
6thB62225601
7thA60444500
8thA6764410
9thB62144502
10thB62924400
11thB61963400
12thB62132300
13thB62212200
14thA5761100
15thA60531100
16thB62151100
17thB62191200
18thM621100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2020

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2020: 54.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2020

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2020: 48.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2020, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2020.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years