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Bury road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2021, and 314 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 37% on 2020 (167), and casualties rose from 222.

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

Collisions in 2021
229
Up 37% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
314
Up 41% on 2020
Fatal collisions
7
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2021

3.1% of collisions in Bury in 2021 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.1%
  • Serious5223%
  • Slight17074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious6019%
  • Slight24779%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 229, up 37% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 229
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday46 (20%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.2%)
  • February11 (4.8%)
  • March18 (7.9%)
  • April17 (7.4%)
  • May29 (13%)
  • June14 (6.1%)
  • July18 (7.9%)
  • August17 (7.4%)
  • September21 (9.2%)
  • October28 (12%)
  • November20 (8.7%)
  • December24 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (69%)
  • Wet or damp61 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph187 (82%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph32 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (19%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (69%)
  • Pedestrian42 (13%)
  • Cyclist27 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2029 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2523 (7.3%)
  • 26 to 3566 (21%)
  • 36 to 4544 (14%)
  • 46 to 5554 (17%)
  • 56 to 6535 (11%)
  • 66 to 7523 (7.3%)
  • Over 7511 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (60%)
  • Passenger83 (26%)
  • Pedestrian42 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle15 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had the 150th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2021

Sedgley, Bury, M25 0AH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2021, with 23 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2021

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2021: 37, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56375629
2ndM60212824
3rdA665192305
4thA676111614
5thM66111913
6thA58101404
7thA6044101502
8thA66761003
9thB62226910
10thB62135900
11thB62195501
12thA60533301
13thM623601
14thB61962701
15thB62122200
16thB62922401
17thA601100
18thB62141200
19thB62181100
20thB62211100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2021

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2021: 75.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2021

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2021: 70.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years