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Salford road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 696 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2006, and 991 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2005 (772), and casualties fell from 1,094.

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

Collisions in 2006
696
Down 10% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
991
Down 9% on 2005
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2006

1.3% of collisions in Salford in 2006 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious689.8%
  • Slight61989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious747.5%
  • Slight90892%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2006 is highlighted, with 696, down 10% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 696
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (15%)
  • Tuesday90 (13%)
  • Wednesday105 (15%)
  • Thursday121 (17%)
  • Friday121 (17%)
  • Saturday76 (11%)
  • Sunday79 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.2%)
  • February62 (8.9%)
  • March51 (7.3%)
  • April58 (8.3%)
  • May57 (8.2%)
  • June56 (8%)
  • July47 (6.8%)
  • August52 (7.5%)
  • September54 (7.8%)
  • October52 (7.5%)
  • November90 (13%)
  • December67 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight498 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds530 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry476 (68%)
  • Wet or damp218 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph481 (69%)
  • 40 mph38 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph146 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway222 (32%)
  • Roundabout31 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant672 (68%)
  • Pedestrian132 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (6%)
  • Cyclist49 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1559 (6%)
  • 16 to 20117 (12%)
  • 21 to 25146 (15%)
  • 26 to 35217 (22%)
  • 36 to 45185 (19%)
  • 46 to 55101 (10%)
  • 56 to 6567 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.8%)
  • Over 7518 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider579 (58%)
  • Passenger280 (28%)
  • Pedestrian132 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,054 (77%)
  • Motorcycle65 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 86th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2006

Ordsall, Salford, M5 4YU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Salford in 2006, with 39 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2006

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 2006: 68, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6689319
2ndM606511803
3rdA57466936
4thA576384704
5thM602303912
6thM62294601
7thA580255202
8thA666232703
9thM61223601
10thA572202602
11thA5063172213
12thB5320162513
13thA5066131703
14thA56131701
15thB5211131600
16thB5231131501
17thA575122300
18thB5229101700
19thA604481000
20thA50827901

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2006

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 217.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2006

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2006: 150.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years