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Bury road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 165 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2024, and 212 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2023 (167), and casualties rose from 207.

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

Collisions in 2024
165
Down 1% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
212
Up 2% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2024

0.6% of collisions in Bury in 2024 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4527%
  • Slight11972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4923%
  • Slight16276%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 165, down 1% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 165
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (20%)
  • Tuesday26 (16%)
  • Wednesday21 (13%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday21 (13%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (7.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (35%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (3.6%)
  • February10 (6.1%)
  • March16 (9.7%)
  • April8 (4.8%)
  • May10 (6.1%)
  • June19 (12%)
  • July11 (6.7%)
  • August9 (5.5%)
  • September13 (7.9%)
  • October23 (14%)
  • November23 (14%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Other4 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (62%)
  • Wet or damp57 (35%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (17%)
  • 30 mph113 (68%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph19 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway125 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (18%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (60%)
  • Pedestrian42 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (8%)
  • Cyclist15 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2019 (9%)
  • 21 to 2512 (5.7%)
  • 26 to 3530 (14%)
  • 36 to 4537 (17%)
  • 46 to 5526 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (14%)
  • 66 to 7517 (8%)
  • Over 7510 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider125 (59%)
  • Passenger45 (21%)
  • Pedestrian42 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car239 (76%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 2024.

Collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2024

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2024, with 17 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2024

The A56, A58 and A665 had the most collisions in Bury in 2024, with 14 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56142213
2ndA58141504
3rdA665141706
4thM6091400
5thM667902
6thB62925601
7thA60534401
8thA6764702
9thB62134501
10thM624602
11thB62143302
12thA60442200
13thA6672200
14thB62212200
15thB61961101
16thB62151200
17thB62191101
18thB62221100
19thB64731100

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2024

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2024: 65.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2024

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2024: 60.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years