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Salford road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 684 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2007, and 971 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2006 (696), and casualties fell from 991.

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

Collisions in 2007
684
Down 2% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
971
Down 2% on 2006
Fatal collisions
11
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2007

1.6% of collisions in Salford in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious8412%
  • Slight58986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious909.3%
  • Slight86989%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2007 is highlighted, with 684, down 2% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 684
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (15%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday103 (15%)
  • Thursday108 (16%)
  • Friday120 (18%)
  • Saturday90 (13%)
  • Sunday63 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.5%)
  • February48 (7%)
  • March57 (8.3%)
  • April56 (8.2%)
  • May67 (9.8%)
  • June64 (9.4%)
  • July62 (9.1%)
  • August43 (6.3%)
  • September50 (7.3%)
  • October57 (8.3%)
  • November75 (11%)
  • December54 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight504 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds521 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded41 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry468 (68%)
  • Wet or damp205 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph478 (70%)
  • 40 mph26 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph35 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph133 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway227 (33%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded40 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant602 (62%)
  • Pedestrian135 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist59 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1561 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20114 (12%)
  • 21 to 25139 (14%)
  • 26 to 35220 (23%)
  • 36 to 45170 (18%)
  • 46 to 55106 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.5%)
  • Over 7529 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider589 (61%)
  • Passenger247 (25%)
  • Pedestrian135 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car971 (74%)
  • Motorcycle78 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle26 (2%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 80th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2007

Ordsall, Salford, M5 4YU area and Swinton & Wardley, Salford, M27 4EQ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Salford in 2007, with 39 collisions each.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2007

The M60 had the most collisions in Salford in 2007: 75, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM607511927
2ndA6709536
3rdA57435605
4thA576436816
5thA580366204
6thM62284301
7thA666273704
8thA572264003
9thM602223102
10thB5320192923
11thA56141703
12thB5231141601
13thA575131611
14thA5063122001
15thB5229122111
16thA5066101202
17thA6042101401
18thM61101803
19thB521181300
20thA50827801

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2007

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 197.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2007

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2007: 144.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years