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Salford road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,224 road traffic collisions in Salford in 1989, and 1,584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (1,159), and casualties rose from 1,452.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,224
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,584
Up 9% on 1988
Fatal collisions
18
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 1989

1.5% of collisions in Salford in 1989 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.5%
  • Serious12610%
  • Slight1,08088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.2%
  • Serious1348.5%
  • Slight1,43190%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,224, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (13%)
  • Tuesday192 (16%)
  • Wednesday174 (14%)
  • Thursday196 (16%)
  • Friday208 (17%)
  • Saturday165 (13%)
  • Sunday128 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59150 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59174 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59323 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59207 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (8.5%)
  • February88 (7.2%)
  • March98 (8%)
  • April96 (7.8%)
  • May107 (8.7%)
  • June107 (8.7%)
  • July89 (7.3%)
  • August114 (9.3%)
  • September81 (6.6%)
  • October125 (10%)
  • November110 (9%)
  • December105 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight925 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit270 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds953 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds220 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry761 (62%)
  • Wet or damp443 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph976 (80%)
  • 40 mph50 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph58 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph15 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph125 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway850 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway298 (24%)
  • Roundabout41 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant824 (52%)
  • Pedestrian345 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (9%)
  • Cyclist131 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant54 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 578 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1094 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1597 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20264 (17%)
  • 21 to 25246 (16%)
  • 26 to 35305 (19%)
  • 36 to 45172 (11%)
  • 46 to 55133 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6593 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7565 (4.1%)
  • Over 7537 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider825 (52%)
  • Passenger414 (26%)
  • Pedestrian345 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,546 (71%)
  • Motorcycle152 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes149 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle130 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes113 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach44 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.6%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 53rd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 1989

The A57 had the most collisions in Salford in 1989: 143, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57143187313
2ndA6117150211
3rdM62659624
4thA576647909
5thA580619918
6thA5063355316
7thA666344304
8thB5231343902
9thM61293724
10thA5066283102
11thA572273412
12thA575273824
13thA56233002
14thB5229232800
15thB5211202802
16thM602172400
17thM63141500
18thA5082132103
19thA518691201
20thA604491101

Towns in Salford: crashes in 1989

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 450.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 1989

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 1989: 229.

Latest crashes in Salford in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years