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Salford road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,130 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2000, and 1,699 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1999 (1,128), and casualties rose from 1,656.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,130
Level with 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,699
Up 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
11
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
6.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2000

1% of collisions in Salford in 2000 were fatal and 6.6% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious756.6%
  • Slight1,04492%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious865.1%
  • Slight1,60094%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,130, level with 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (15%)
  • Tuesday181 (16%)
  • Wednesday161 (14%)
  • Thursday169 (15%)
  • Friday173 (15%)
  • Saturday149 (13%)
  • Sunday125 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59149 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59305 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59199 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (9.1%)
  • February70 (6.2%)
  • March98 (8.7%)
  • April85 (7.5%)
  • May101 (8.9%)
  • June75 (6.6%)
  • July88 (7.8%)
  • August84 (7.4%)
  • September83 (7.3%)
  • October115 (10%)
  • November128 (11%)
  • December100 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight820 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit292 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds862 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds223 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry628 (56%)
  • Wet or damp488 (43%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph858 (76%)
  • 40 mph59 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph38 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph19 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph156 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway704 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway370 (33%)
  • Roundabout29 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,119 (66%)
  • Pedestrian218 (13%)
  • Cyclist94 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant51 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1083 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 15138 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20219 (13%)
  • 21 to 25177 (10%)
  • 26 to 35401 (24%)
  • 36 to 45272 (16%)
  • 46 to 55177 (10%)
  • 56 to 65102 (6%)
  • 66 to 7564 (3.8%)
  • Over 7524 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider952 (56%)
  • Passenger529 (31%)
  • Pedestrian218 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,678 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes127 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle103 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes93 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.7%)
  • Minibus13 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 50th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2000

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 2000: 139, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA613922217
2ndA579214528
3rdM608513302
4thA576688620
5thA580417016
6thA575385402
7thM62366011
8thA666325403
9thA572303603
10thM602254810
11thA5063234506
12thB5231232902
13thA5066223210
14thB5211182600
15thB5320152100
16thA5082141601
17thA56132311
18thA6042121901
19thA6044121800
20thB5232122101

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2000

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 361.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2000

M28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2000: 203.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years