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Salford road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 867 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2002, and 1,256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2001 (1,017), and casualties fell from 1,463.

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

Collisions in 2002
867
Down 15% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,256
Down 14% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2002

0.8% of collisions in Salford in 2002 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious738.4%
  • Slight78791%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious806.4%
  • Slight1,16993%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2002 is highlighted, with 867, down 15% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (15%)
  • Tuesday130 (15%)
  • Wednesday137 (16%)
  • Thursday144 (17%)
  • Friday134 (15%)
  • Saturday95 (11%)
  • Sunday97 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59178 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59247 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (7.5%)
  • February63 (7.3%)
  • March60 (6.9%)
  • April68 (7.8%)
  • May82 (9.5%)
  • June56 (6.5%)
  • July84 (9.7%)
  • August63 (7.3%)
  • September78 (9%)
  • October73 (8.4%)
  • November88 (10%)
  • December87 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight641 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds665 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds162 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry499 (58%)
  • Wet or damp358 (41%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph642 (74%)
  • 40 mph41 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph43 (5%)
  • 60 mph18 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph122 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway531 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway286 (33%)
  • Roundabout35 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant840 (67%)
  • Pedestrian174 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist58 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1582 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20163 (13%)
  • 21 to 25149 (12%)
  • 26 to 35287 (23%)
  • 36 to 45202 (16%)
  • 46 to 55140 (11%)
  • 56 to 6593 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.3%)
  • Over 7530 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider727 (58%)
  • Passenger355 (28%)
  • Pedestrian174 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,328 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle77 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach33 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Tram3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 72nd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2002

Ordsall, Salford, M5 4YU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Salford in 2002, with 52 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2002

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 2002: 88, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68812717
2ndM606912707
3rdA576510326
4thA580446522
5thA576375304
6thA572285001
7thA666264203
8thA575244801
9thM62232902
10thB5231222802
11thB5229182302
12thA5066172811
13thM602172802
14thM61152500
15thA56141503
16thB5211131700
17thA6041111600
18thB5320111802
19thA5063101311
20thA66591101

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2002

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 287.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2002

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2002: 151.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years