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Salford road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,062 road traffic collisions in Salford in 1981, and 1,330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 238 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1980 (1,082), and casualties rose from 1,307.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,062
Down 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,330
Up 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
20
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
238
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 1981

1.9% of collisions in Salford in 1981 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.9%
  • Serious23822%
  • Slight80476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.6%
  • Serious26820%
  • Slight1,04178%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,062, down 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981: 1,062
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday167 (16%)
  • Tuesday165 (16%)
  • Wednesday141 (13%)
  • Thursday169 (16%)
  • Friday176 (17%)
  • Saturday136 (13%)
  • Sunday108 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59186 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59273 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59186 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59111 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (8.5%)
  • February86 (8.1%)
  • March83 (7.8%)
  • April68 (6.4%)
  • May74 (7%)
  • June67 (6.3%)
  • July93 (8.8%)
  • August95 (8.9%)
  • September100 (9.4%)
  • October114 (11%)
  • November116 (11%)
  • December76 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight753 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit291 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds783 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds189 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry606 (57%)
  • Wet or damp423 (40%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.1%)
  • Snow10 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph888 (84%)
  • 40 mph22 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph26 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph119 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway776 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway218 (21%)
  • Roundabout27 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant507 (38%)
  • Pedestrian377 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist222 (17%)
  • Cyclist111 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 10122 (9.2%)
  • 11 to 15123 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20256 (19%)
  • 21 to 25157 (12%)
  • 26 to 35203 (15%)
  • 36 to 45145 (11%)
  • 46 to 5591 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6599 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7553 (4%)
  • Over 7536 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider659 (50%)
  • Pedestrian377 (28%)
  • Passenger294 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,144 (64%)
  • Motorcycle249 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes122 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach50 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 66th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
66th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 1981

The A57 had the most collisions in Salford in 1981: 143, including 2 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57143170232
2ndA6122154324
3rdA5767585022
4thM6272125416
5thA580365018
6thB5231364508
7thA56253905
8thA575253213
9thA572232603
10thA666222604
11thM61222803
12thA5066192117
13thB5211171905
14thA5063152005
15thB5229132006
16thM6381101
17thB52307701
18thA6656600
19thM6026600
20thB52285601

Towns in Salford: crashes in 1981

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 375.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 1981

M27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 1981: 217.

Latest crashes in Salford in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years