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Salford road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 854 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2004, and 1,180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2003 (911), and casualties fell from 1,289.

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

Collisions in 2004
854
Down 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,180
Down 8% on 2003
Fatal collisions
19
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2004

2.2% of collisions in Salford in 2004 were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.2%
  • Serious576.7%
  • Slight77891%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.8%
  • Serious716%
  • Slight1,08892%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2004 is highlighted, with 854, down 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (16%)
  • Tuesday132 (15%)
  • Wednesday105 (12%)
  • Thursday127 (15%)
  • Friday144 (17%)
  • Saturday118 (14%)
  • Sunday95 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (7.5%)
  • February60 (7%)
  • March79 (9.3%)
  • April55 (6.4%)
  • May67 (7.8%)
  • June68 (8%)
  • July59 (6.9%)
  • August55 (6.4%)
  • September91 (11%)
  • October76 (8.9%)
  • November97 (11%)
  • December83 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight600 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit248 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds648 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry499 (58%)
  • Wet or damp330 (39%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph645 (76%)
  • 40 mph37 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph42 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph14 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph116 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway534 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway257 (30%)
  • Roundabout26 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant767 (65%)
  • Pedestrian181 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist65 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1053 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1587 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20164 (14%)
  • 21 to 25144 (12%)
  • 26 to 35229 (19%)
  • 36 to 45220 (19%)
  • 46 to 55133 (11%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.1%)
  • Over 7525 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider669 (57%)
  • Passenger330 (28%)
  • Pedestrian181 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,259 (78%)
  • Motorcycle85 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle37 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Salford ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 64th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2004

Ordsall, Salford, M5 4YU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Salford in 2004, with 50 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2004

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 2004: 87, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68711307
2ndA57689547
3rdM60607601
4thA576456115
5thA580435901
6thA572304602
7thM602286331
8thA666253302
9thA56192302
10thM62172811
11thA575162331
12thB5229152110
13thB5320151801
14thB5231142010
15thA5063131700
16thB5211131911
17thM61122200
18thA5066111801
19thA5082111702
20thA6042101200

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2004

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 275.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2004

M27 and M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2004, with 164 each.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2004, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years