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Bury road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2022, and 237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2021 (229), and casualties fell from 314.

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

Collisions in 2022
190
Down 17% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
237
Down 25% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2022

2.6% of collisions in Bury in 2022 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious5428%
  • Slight13169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious5523%
  • Slight17775%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2022 is highlighted, with 190, down 17% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 190
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (8.9%)
  • Tuesday34 (18%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday37 (19%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (8.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.4%)
  • February16 (8.4%)
  • March14 (7.4%)
  • April17 (8.9%)
  • May17 (8.9%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July15 (7.9%)
  • August7 (3.7%)
  • September14 (7.4%)
  • October13 (6.8%)
  • November16 (8.4%)
  • December25 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (61%)
  • Wet or damp56 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (8.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (9.5%)
  • 30 mph144 (76%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph24 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant130 (55%)
  • Pedestrian52 (22%)
  • Cyclist26 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2022 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2525 (11%)
  • 26 to 3539 (16%)
  • 36 to 4541 (17%)
  • 46 to 5521 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (11%)
  • Over 759 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (57%)
  • Pedestrian52 (22%)
  • Passenger49 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car268 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle14 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 2022.

Collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2022

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2022, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2022

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2022: 26, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56263217
2ndM60152701
3rdA58141604
4thA665121403
5thM66101112
6thA6765511
7thB62135701
8thA60444401
9thB62224501
10thA60533300
11thB62923301
12thB61962200
13thB62142301
14thB62192200
15thB64732301
16thA6671101
17thA691101
18thB62151300
19thB62181110
20thB62211101

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2022

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2022: 79.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2022

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2022: 67.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2022, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years