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Salford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 37,877 road traffic collisions in Salford from 1979 to 2025, and 51,653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 533 were fatal and 4,913 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 282 collisions, level with 2024 (281), and casualties rose from 330 to 371.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
37,877
69th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51,653
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
533
1.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
282
Level with 2024

Crash severity in Salford

1.4% of collisions in Salford from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5331.4%
  • Serious4,91313%
  • Slight32,43186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5611.1%
  • Serious5,46111%
  • Slight45,63188%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. In 2025 there were 282, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 282
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025282371
2024281330
2023265338
2022278355
2021317411
2020258353
2019393513
2018402548
2017384512
2016289390
2015284393
2014391549
2013363537
2012395562
2011447690
2010497672
2009628919
2008667921
2007684971
2006696991
20057721,094
20048541,180
20039111,289
20028671,256
20011,0171,463
20001,1301,699
19991,1281,656
19981,1441,673
19971,2341,771
19961,2131,810
19951,2451,807
19941,3352,009
19931,1671,645
19921,2431,723
19911,2351,675
19901,3111,782
19891,2241,584
19881,1591,452
19871,1101,412
19861,0711,359
19851,0341,310
19841,0501,269
19839901,185
19821,0311,254
19811,0621,330
19801,0821,307
19791,0571,333

When and where crashes happen in Salford

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,575 (15%)
  • Tuesday5,580 (15%)
  • Wednesday5,538 (15%)
  • Thursday6,133 (16%)
  • Friday6,345 (17%)
  • Saturday4,813 (13%)
  • Sunday3,893 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,240 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59549 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,494 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595,202 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596,687 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599,953 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596,398 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,354 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,995 (7.9%)
  • February2,769 (7.3%)
  • March3,058 (8.1%)
  • April2,897 (7.6%)
  • May3,111 (8.2%)
  • June3,020 (8%)
  • July3,086 (8.1%)
  • August2,945 (7.8%)
  • September3,215 (8.5%)
  • October3,600 (9.5%)
  • November3,797 (10%)
  • December3,384 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight27,202 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9,923 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown329 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting295 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit128 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds29,137 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,155 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds595 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds586 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds200 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist192 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds46 (0.1%)
  • Other373 (1%)
  • Not recorded593 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry23,486 (62%)
  • Wet or damp13,605 (36%)
  • Frost or ice527 (1.4%)
  • Snow135 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep38 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel18 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded66 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph255 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph29,217 (77%)
  • 40 mph1,480 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph1,642 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph493 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph4,782 (13%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway25,043 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway10,069 (27%)
  • Roundabout1,241 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road821 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded703 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Salford

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant29,148 (56%)
  • Pedestrian9,799 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist4,071 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist4,039 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant1,550 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,378 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)672 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant477 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant261 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant197 (0.4%)
  • Other31 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,648 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 102,977 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 153,801 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 207,439 (14%)
  • 21 to 257,058 (14%)
  • 26 to 3510,808 (21%)
  • 36 to 457,023 (14%)
  • 46 to 554,798 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 653,102 (6%)
  • 66 to 751,784 (3.5%)
  • Over 751,156 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded59 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider28,334 (55%)
  • Passenger13,520 (26%)
  • Pedestrian9,799 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car51,031 (73%)
  • Motorcycle4,358 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle4,113 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4,014 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3,147 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach1,421 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car725 (1%)
  • Other vehicle599 (0.9%)
  • Minibus295 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)34 (under 0.1%)
  • Other60 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Salford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Salford

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 Salford ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 69th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 66th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
66thSefton38,81053,5304575,012
67thHammersmith and Fulham38,52343,6933025,763
68thWestmorland and Furness38,50353,5899798,796
69thSalford (this area)37,87751,6535334,913
70thNorth Northamptonshire36,60549,44187310,764
70thStockport36,60547,6544104,420
72ndSouthampton36,38444,2083436,828

Accident hotspots in Salford

Ordsall, Salford, M5 4YU area is the busiest accident hotspot in Salford, with 792 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford from 1979 to 2025: 4,176, including 51 fatal and 505 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64,1765,68651505
2ndA573,6754,95975547
3rdA5762,2643,02832282
4thM621,8282,85943196
5thA5801,6692,66542211
6thM601,2962,0741277
7thA6661,0921,47410175
8thA5721,0121,36913123
9thA5758911,26820131
10thM6028381,3331455
11thA567379671099
12thB5231737913895
13thA50667259945106
14thM616711,1032281
15thA50636638971488
16thB5211603757690
17thB52296008111062
18thA5082370490755
19thB5320341452451
20thA5186314393443

Towns in Salford

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 13,278.

Postcode districts in Salford

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford from 1979 to 2025: 7,031.

Latest crashes in Salford

Of the latest 24 crashes in Salford, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity