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Salford road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,017 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2001, and 1,463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2000 (1,130), and casualties fell from 1,699.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,017
Down 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,463
Down 14% on 2000
Fatal collisions
9
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2001

0.9% of collisions in Salford in 2001 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious918.9%
  • Slight91790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious1016.9%
  • Slight1,35392%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,017, down 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (15%)
  • Tuesday151 (15%)
  • Wednesday154 (15%)
  • Thursday158 (16%)
  • Friday163 (16%)
  • Saturday137 (13%)
  • Sunday98 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59187 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59286 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59180 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (8.5%)
  • February76 (7.5%)
  • March67 (6.6%)
  • April84 (8.3%)
  • May77 (7.6%)
  • June81 (8%)
  • July91 (8.9%)
  • August80 (7.9%)
  • September93 (9.1%)
  • October100 (9.8%)
  • November102 (10%)
  • December80 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight752 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit256 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds803 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds153 (15%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry613 (60%)
  • Wet or damp372 (37%)
  • Frost or ice25 (2.5%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph736 (72%)
  • 40 mph43 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph52 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph19 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph167 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway614 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway349 (34%)
  • Roundabout39 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant964 (66%)
  • Pedestrian214 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist77 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant39 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1073 (5%)
  • 11 to 15103 (7%)
  • 16 to 20222 (15%)
  • 21 to 25163 (11%)
  • 26 to 35334 (23%)
  • 36 to 45255 (17%)
  • 46 to 55128 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6580 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7543 (2.9%)
  • Over 7525 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider841 (57%)
  • Passenger408 (28%)
  • Pedestrian214 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,519 (78%)
  • Motorcycle97 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes95 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Tram3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Salford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Salford ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 61st most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2001

Ordsall, Salford, M5 4YU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Salford in 2001, with 63 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2001

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 2001: 110, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA611016109
2ndM609915924
3rdA577411517
4thA576547505
5thA580549014
6thA572374610
7thM61274014
8thA666263402
9thM62242701
10thM602233800
11thB5211212703
12thB5231183003
13thA575173202
14thA5063162400
15thA56141601
16thB5320141901
17thB5229112201
18thA5186101101
19thA506691400
20thB523291211

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2001

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 321.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2001

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2001: 198.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years