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Salford road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 772 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2005, and 1,094 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2004 (854), and casualties fell from 1,180.

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

Collisions in 2005
772
Down 10% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,094
Down 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
11
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2005

1.4% of collisions in Salford in 2005 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious658.4%
  • Slight69690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious736.7%
  • Slight1,01092%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2005 is highlighted, with 772, down 10% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (14%)
  • Tuesday131 (17%)
  • Wednesday112 (15%)
  • Thursday118 (15%)
  • Friday127 (16%)
  • Saturday105 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (10%)
  • February59 (7.6%)
  • March61 (7.9%)
  • April69 (8.9%)
  • May75 (9.7%)
  • June59 (7.6%)
  • July60 (7.8%)
  • August52 (6.7%)
  • September54 (7%)
  • October62 (8%)
  • November66 (8.5%)
  • December76 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight545 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit210 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds629 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry533 (69%)
  • Wet or damp228 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph586 (76%)
  • 40 mph27 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph28 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph119 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway215 (28%)
  • Roundabout31 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant716 (65%)
  • Pedestrian160 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist55 (5%)
  • Van occupant33 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1572 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20156 (14%)
  • 21 to 25128 (12%)
  • 26 to 35245 (22%)
  • 36 to 45198 (18%)
  • 46 to 55111 (10%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4%)
  • Over 7519 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider655 (60%)
  • Passenger279 (26%)
  • Pedestrian160 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,162 (78%)
  • Motorcycle78 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus10 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 75th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2005

Ordsall, Salford, M5 4YU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Salford in 2005, with 48 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2005

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 2005: 66, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6669325
2ndA576567604
3rdA57547217
4thM60496903
5thA580385410
6thM62327514
7thA572253701
8thM602254711
9thA666242905
10thA5066223302
11thM61172001
12thA5063152600
13thB5211142210
14thB5229142601
15thA56131501
16thB5230131501
17thB5320132100
18thB5231111200
19thA5185101101
20thA518691202

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2005

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 253.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2005

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2005: 173.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years