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Salford road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,057 road traffic collisions in Salford in 1979, and 1,333 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 233 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 37,877 collisions in Salford.

Collisions in 1979
1,057
Casualties in 1979
1,333
Fatal collisions
22
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
233
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 1979

2.1% of collisions in Salford in 1979 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222.1%
  • Serious23322%
  • Slight80276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.8%
  • Serious26620%
  • Slight1,04378%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,057.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979: 1,057
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (15%)
  • Tuesday164 (16%)
  • Wednesday151 (14%)
  • Thursday172 (16%)
  • Friday175 (17%)
  • Saturday130 (12%)
  • Sunday111 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59135 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59167 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59273 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59151 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (6.6%)
  • February72 (6.8%)
  • March95 (9%)
  • April84 (7.9%)
  • May96 (9.1%)
  • June79 (7.5%)
  • July75 (7.1%)
  • August95 (9%)
  • September92 (8.7%)
  • October111 (11%)
  • November98 (9.3%)
  • December90 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight737 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit314 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds775 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds174 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (1%)
  • Other23 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry593 (56%)
  • Wet or damp398 (38%)
  • Frost or ice54 (5.1%)
  • Snow11 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph900 (85%)
  • 40 mph27 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph22 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph103 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway771 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway218 (21%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (32%)
  • Pedestrian402 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist214 (16%)
  • Cyclist106 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant82 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant42 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 10141 (11%)
  • 11 to 15147 (11%)
  • 16 to 20275 (21%)
  • 21 to 25124 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 35197 (15%)
  • 36 to 45135 (10%)
  • 46 to 55106 (8%)
  • 56 to 6586 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7541 (3.1%)
  • Over 7522 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider615 (46%)
  • Pedestrian402 (30%)
  • Passenger316 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,048 (61%)
  • Motorcycle241 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes117 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach69 (4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Salford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Salford ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 74th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
74th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 1979

The A57 had the most collisions in Salford in 1979: 146, including 2 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57146177235
2ndA6115133524
3rdA5766272013
4thM626174113
5thA5803351110
6thA575314225
7thA666283309
8thB5231263114
9thA5066253606
10thA572252905
11thB5211213125
12thM61217623
13thA5063202214
14thA56202411
15thB5229161906
16thM63121502
17thB5227111303
18thB508271000
19thB61867802
20thA6655901

Towns in Salford: crashes in 1979

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 415.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 1979

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 1979: 192.

Latest crashes in Salford in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 1979, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years