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Salford road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,050 road traffic collisions in Salford in 1984, and 1,269 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1983 (990), and casualties rose from 1,185.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,050
Up 6% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,269
Up 7% on 1983
Fatal collisions
21
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 1984

2% of collisions in Salford in 1984 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212%
  • Serious14113%
  • Slight88885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.8%
  • Serious15512%
  • Slight1,09186%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,050, up 6% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 1,050
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (12%)
  • Tuesday130 (12%)
  • Wednesday164 (16%)
  • Thursday158 (15%)
  • Friday212 (20%)
  • Saturday145 (14%)
  • Sunday114 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59251 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59130 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (6.7%)
  • February68 (6.5%)
  • March94 (9%)
  • April78 (7.4%)
  • May75 (7.1%)
  • June91 (8.7%)
  • July98 (9.3%)
  • August90 (8.6%)
  • September84 (8%)
  • October102 (9.7%)
  • November110 (10%)
  • December90 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight721 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit324 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds829 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry685 (65%)
  • Wet or damp347 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph856 (82%)
  • 40 mph31 (3%)
  • 50 mph38 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph15 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph110 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway747 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway240 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout18 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant431 (34%)
  • Pedestrian393 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (16%)
  • Cyclist131 (10%)
  • Van occupant40 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1084 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 15124 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 20267 (21%)
  • 21 to 25170 (13%)
  • 26 to 35202 (16%)
  • 36 to 45138 (11%)
  • 46 to 55100 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6555 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.5%)
  • Over 7532 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider600 (47%)
  • Pedestrian393 (31%)
  • Passenger276 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,159 (66%)
  • Motorcycle207 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle133 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes86 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach33 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 70th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 1984

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 1984: 130, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6130151215
2ndA57121154415
3rdA576638424
4thM62587938
5thA580425237
6thA575354005
7thA666314704
8thA572253502
9thB5231252701
10thB5211242702
11thA56222713
12thA5066212405
13thB5229202312
14thM61172514
15thA5063161703
16thM63162110
17thM602141600
18thA5082111201
19thB5232101002
20thB52308900

Towns in Salford: crashes in 1984

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 368.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 1984

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 1984: 202.

Latest crashes in Salford in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 1984, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years