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Salford road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,082 road traffic collisions in Salford in 1980, and 1,307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 234 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1979 (1,057), and casualties fell from 1,333.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,082
Up 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,307
Down 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
18
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
234
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 1980

1.7% of collisions in Salford in 1980 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.7%
  • Serious23422%
  • Slight83077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.4%
  • Serious25920%
  • Slight1,03079%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,082, up 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980: 1,082
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (12%)
  • Tuesday156 (14%)
  • Wednesday161 (15%)
  • Thursday173 (16%)
  • Friday189 (17%)
  • Saturday151 (14%)
  • Sunday119 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59137 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59322 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59128 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (8.3%)
  • February65 (6%)
  • March75 (6.9%)
  • April86 (7.9%)
  • May81 (7.5%)
  • June88 (8.1%)
  • July85 (7.9%)
  • August90 (8.3%)
  • September111 (10%)
  • October99 (9.1%)
  • November107 (9.9%)
  • December105 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight744 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit324 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds789 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds230 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry624 (58%)
  • Wet or damp438 (40%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph879 (81%)
  • 40 mph29 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph18 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph140 (13%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway793 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway223 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout19 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant478 (37%)
  • Pedestrian369 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist271 (21%)
  • Cyclist97 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (4%)
  • 6 to 10126 (9.6%)
  • 11 to 15112 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20310 (24%)
  • 21 to 25169 (13%)
  • 26 to 35169 (13%)
  • 36 to 45107 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 55101 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6576 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4.1%)
  • Over 7531 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider666 (51%)
  • Pedestrian369 (28%)
  • Passenger272 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,083 (63%)
  • Motorcycle287 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes95 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Salford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Salford ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 69th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 1980

The A57 had the most collisions in Salford in 1980: 137, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57137166227
2ndA6123141125
3rdM6283110412
4thA5766074119
5thA5803655113
6thA575294118
7thB5231273308
8thA666253106
9thA5066243604
10thA56212804
11thM63202814
12thA572182004
13thM61182115
14thB5211161802
15thA5063141402
16thB5229141702
17thB5227131512
18thB50827902
19thB52306801
20thM6026800

Towns in Salford: crashes in 1980

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 392.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 1980

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 1980: 217.

Latest crashes in Salford in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 1980, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years