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Bury road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2023, and 207 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2022 (190), and casualties fell from 237.

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

Collisions in 2023
167
Down 12% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
207
Down 13% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2023

2.4% of collisions in Bury in 2023 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious3923%
  • Slight12474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious4421%
  • Slight15977%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2023 is highlighted, with 167, down 12% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (17%)
  • Tuesday28 (17%)
  • Wednesday26 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday29 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (11%)
  • Sunday12 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (11%)
  • February9 (5.4%)
  • March16 (9.6%)
  • April17 (10%)
  • May14 (8.4%)
  • June13 (7.8%)
  • July20 (12%)
  • August12 (7.2%)
  • September9 (5.4%)
  • October13 (7.8%)
  • November16 (9.6%)
  • December10 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (4.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (62%)
  • Wet or damp44 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (10%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (11%)
  • 30 mph119 (71%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph26 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway105 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant114 (55%)
  • Pedestrian52 (25%)
  • Cyclist14 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2026 (13%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3537 (18%)
  • 36 to 4539 (19%)
  • 46 to 5523 (11%)
  • 56 to 6512 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.3%)
  • Over 757 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider111 (54%)
  • Pedestrian52 (25%)
  • Passenger44 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car239 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle14 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 2023.

Collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
244th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2023

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2023, with 20 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2023

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2023: 19, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56192302
2ndA58131405
3rdM60132001
4thM66131716
5thA66591312
6thA60536703
7thB61965703
8thA60444401
9thB62224500
10thB64734512
11thB62133501
12thB62143300
13thB62193401
14thM623601
15thA6672201
16thA6762300
17thB62182200
18thB62212200

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2023

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2023: 64.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2023

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2023: 55.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2023, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2023.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years