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Salford road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 628 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2009, and 919 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2008 (667), and casualties fell from 921.

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

Collisions in 2009
628
Down 6% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
919
Level with 2008
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2009

1% of collisions in Salford in 2009 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious579.1%
  • Slight56590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious657.1%
  • Slight84892%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2009 is highlighted, with 628, down 6% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 628
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (18%)
  • Tuesday89 (14%)
  • Wednesday88 (14%)
  • Thursday100 (16%)
  • Friday90 (14%)
  • Saturday80 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.8%)
  • February47 (7.5%)
  • March59 (9.4%)
  • April53 (8.4%)
  • May56 (8.9%)
  • June55 (8.8%)
  • July47 (7.5%)
  • August42 (6.7%)
  • September55 (8.8%)
  • October63 (10%)
  • November56 (8.9%)
  • December40 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight450 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Other16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded65 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry423 (67%)
  • Wet or damp190 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph419 (67%)
  • 40 mph40 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph35 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph6 (1%)
  • 70 mph127 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway218 (35%)
  • Roundabout31 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant627 (68%)
  • Pedestrian106 (12%)
  • Cyclist74 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (4.5%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20121 (13%)
  • 21 to 25121 (13%)
  • 26 to 35202 (22%)
  • 36 to 45180 (20%)
  • 46 to 55103 (11%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.4%)
  • Over 7518 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider554 (60%)
  • Passenger259 (28%)
  • Pedestrian106 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car970 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle44 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 80th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2009

Pendleton & Charlestown, Salford, M5 4BX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Salford in 2009, with 47 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2009

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 2009: 71, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67110115
2ndM606311604
3rdA57517918
4thA576366103
5thA580335214
6thM602284702
7thA572232802
8thA666233303
9thM61193003
10thM62192902
11thA5063172700
12thA575141800
13thB5231131600
14thB5320101001
15thA5691100
16thA66591100
17thB522991101
18thB521181101
19thA508271200
20thA50665701

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2009

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 194.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2009

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2009: 124.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years