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Salford road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,311 road traffic collisions in Salford in 1990, and 1,782 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 166 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1989 (1,224), and casualties rose from 1,584.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,311
Up 7% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,782
Up 13% on 1989
Fatal collisions
22
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 1990

1.7% of collisions in Salford in 1990 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.7%
  • Serious16613%
  • Slight1,12386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.2%
  • Serious19511%
  • Slight1,56588%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,311, up 7% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday202 (15%)
  • Tuesday193 (15%)
  • Wednesday193 (15%)
  • Thursday190 (14%)
  • Friday245 (19%)
  • Saturday168 (13%)
  • Sunday120 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59172 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59183 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59215 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59342 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59223 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (7.2%)
  • February105 (8%)
  • March101 (7.7%)
  • April127 (9.7%)
  • May105 (8%)
  • June109 (8.3%)
  • July93 (7.1%)
  • August106 (8.1%)
  • September126 (9.6%)
  • October120 (9.2%)
  • November125 (9.5%)
  • December99 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight958 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit325 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds977 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds250 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry774 (59%)
  • Wet or damp519 (40%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,001 (76%)
  • 40 mph47 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph66 (5%)
  • 60 mph24 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph168 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway895 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway342 (26%)
  • Roundabout27 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant954 (54%)
  • Pedestrian384 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist125 (7%)
  • Van occupant81 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 10112 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 15148 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20274 (15%)
  • 21 to 25300 (17%)
  • 26 to 35358 (20%)
  • 36 to 45190 (11%)
  • 46 to 55141 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6596 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7561 (3.4%)
  • Over 7540 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider918 (52%)
  • Passenger480 (27%)
  • Pedestrian384 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,700 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes208 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle148 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes147 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle126 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach51 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 44th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 1990

The A57 had the most collisions in Salford in 1990: 148, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57148208225
2ndA6135192316
3rdM6297155012
4thA5806810715
5thA576679229
6thA666404923
7thA56374815
8thA5753453010
9thA572323904
10thB5231303601
11thM61263812
12thM602253702
13thM63233421
14thA5063202926
15thA5082171802
16thB5229173500
17thA5186141502
18thA5066131301
19thB5211131402
20thA5185101701

Towns in Salford: crashes in 1990

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 431.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 1990

M27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 1990: 250.

Latest crashes in Salford in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 1990, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years