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Bury road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 161 road traffic collisions in Bury in 2025, and 196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2024 (165), and casualties fell from 212.

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

Collisions in 2025
161
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
196
Down 8% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Bury in 2025

1.2% of collisions in Bury in 2025 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Bury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious5534%
  • Slight10465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious5930%
  • Slight13569%

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 889 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 161, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 161
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (16%)
  • Wednesday31 (19%)
  • Thursday17 (11%)
  • Friday33 (20%)
  • Saturday16 (9.9%)
  • Sunday13 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.8%)
  • February14 (8.7%)
  • March13 (8.1%)
  • April11 (6.8%)
  • May13 (8.1%)
  • June16 (9.9%)
  • July13 (8.1%)
  • August16 (9.9%)
  • September8 (5%)
  • October15 (9.3%)
  • November16 (9.9%)
  • December15 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (67%)
  • Wet or damp40 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (6.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (12%)
  • 30 mph123 (76%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph16 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway122 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (5%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bury in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant115 (59%)
  • Pedestrian46 (23%)
  • Cyclist14 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2021 (11%)
  • 21 to 2521 (11%)
  • 26 to 3542 (21%)
  • 36 to 4523 (12%)
  • 46 to 5521 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.6%)
  • Over 7512 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider116 (59%)
  • Pedestrian46 (23%)
  • Passenger34 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car228 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle16 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bury in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bury had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 2025.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bury in 2025

Bury East, Bury, BL9 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bury in 2025, with 18 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Bury with the most crashes in 2025

The A56 had the most collisions in Bury in 2025: 24, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bury, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA562429010
2ndA58162306
3rdA665101002
4thM6691212
5thB622281003
6thM608812
7thB61965601
8thA6673303
9thA6763501
10thB62133802
11thA60442300
12thB62142202
13thB62192400
14thA5761200
15thA60531101
16thB62121100
17thM621101

Towns in Bury: crashes in 2025

Bury, Bury had the most collisions of any town in Bury in 2025: 83.

Postcode districts in Bury: crashes in 2025

BL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bury in 2025: 65.

Latest crashes in Bury in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Bury in 2025, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Bury road accidents in other years