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Salford road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 667 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2008, and 921 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2007 (684), and casualties fell from 971.

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

Collisions in 2008
667
Down 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
921
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2008

0.3% of collisions in Salford in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious8613%
  • Slight57987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious909.8%
  • Slight82990%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2008 is highlighted, with 667, down 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 667
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (11%)
  • Tuesday114 (17%)
  • Wednesday106 (16%)
  • Thursday112 (17%)
  • Friday121 (18%)
  • Saturday72 (11%)
  • Sunday68 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59190 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9.1%)
  • February48 (7.2%)
  • March60 (9%)
  • April54 (8.1%)
  • May47 (7%)
  • June56 (8.4%)
  • July55 (8.2%)
  • August44 (6.6%)
  • September54 (8.1%)
  • October62 (9.3%)
  • November71 (11%)
  • December55 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight459 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds455 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded70 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry427 (64%)
  • Wet or damp227 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph477 (72%)
  • 40 mph29 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph25 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph132 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway217 (33%)
  • Roundabout33 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded50 (7.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant570 (62%)
  • Pedestrian146 (16%)
  • Cyclist64 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1553 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20135 (15%)
  • 21 to 25118 (13%)
  • 26 to 35208 (23%)
  • 36 to 45183 (20%)
  • 46 to 5591 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.1%)
  • Over 7515 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider538 (58%)
  • Passenger237 (26%)
  • Pedestrian146 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car969 (76%)
  • Motorcycle65 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.3%)
  • Minibus12 (0.9%)
  • Tram3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Salford ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 77th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2008

Ordsall, Salford, M5 4YU area and Pendleton & Charlestown, Salford, M5 4BX area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Salford in 2008, with 38 collisions each.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2008

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 2008: 69, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66995011
2ndM606310404
3rdA576404913
4thA57374905
5thM602284301
6thA666274504
7thM62264300
8thA580243804
9thA572202307
10thA5063182001
11thA575182202
12thB5320182105
13thA5066161905
14thM61162600
15thA56151801
16thA6042122100
17thB5231122313
18thA6657801
19thB523071002
20thB52296700

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2008

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 222.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2008

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2008: 126.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2008, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Salford road accidents in other years