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Salford road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,128 road traffic collisions in Salford in 1999, and 1,656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1998 (1,144), and casualties fell from 1,673.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,128
Down 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,656
Down 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
11
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
6.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 1999

1% of collisions in Salford in 1999 were fatal and 6.5% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious736.5%
  • Slight1,04493%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.7%
  • Serious855.1%
  • Slight1,55994%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,128, down 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (16%)
  • Tuesday153 (14%)
  • Wednesday159 (14%)
  • Thursday187 (17%)
  • Friday173 (15%)
  • Saturday156 (14%)
  • Sunday120 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59136 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59172 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59224 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59271 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59185 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (9%)
  • February84 (7.4%)
  • March93 (8.2%)
  • April85 (7.5%)
  • May86 (7.6%)
  • June96 (8.5%)
  • July98 (8.7%)
  • August80 (7.1%)
  • September87 (7.7%)
  • October105 (9.3%)
  • November106 (9.4%)
  • December107 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight831 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit286 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds893 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds198 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry665 (59%)
  • Wet or damp438 (39%)
  • Frost or ice21 (1.9%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph852 (76%)
  • 40 mph56 (5%)
  • 50 mph54 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph14 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph152 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway707 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway340 (30%)
  • Roundabout48 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,110 (67%)
  • Pedestrian214 (13%)
  • Cyclist111 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant68 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1088 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15119 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20225 (14%)
  • 21 to 25215 (13%)
  • 26 to 35376 (23%)
  • 36 to 45279 (17%)
  • 46 to 55154 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6595 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (2.3%)
  • Over 7529 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider967 (58%)
  • Passenger475 (29%)
  • Pedestrian214 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,685 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes118 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle111 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes105 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle76 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach39 (1.8%)
  • Minibus20 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Salford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Salford ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 48th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 1999

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 1999: 125, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA612518307
2ndA579113826
3rdM608412512
4thA5767611806
5thA580548603
6thA575345004
7thM602335520
8thA666304201
9thA56273812
10thA572273804
11thM62263912
12thA5066233101
13thA5063202811
14thB5229192802
15thB5211162002
16thA5185151902
17thB5231142001
18thB5320132003
19thM61101300
20thA508291202

Towns in Salford: crashes in 1999

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 418.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 1999

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 1999: 198.

Latest crashes in Salford in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 1999, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years