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Salford road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 497 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2010, and 672 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2009 (628), and casualties fell from 919.

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

Collisions in 2010
497
Down 21% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
672
Down 27% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2010

0.8% of collisions in Salford in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious6713%
  • Slight42686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious6810%
  • Slight60089%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2010 is highlighted, with 497, down 21% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 497
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (12%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday91 (18%)
  • Thursday87 (18%)
  • Friday89 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.4%)
  • February46 (9.3%)
  • March50 (10%)
  • April43 (8.7%)
  • May37 (7.4%)
  • June37 (7.4%)
  • July37 (7.4%)
  • August28 (5.6%)
  • September49 (9.9%)
  • October56 (11%)
  • November46 (9.3%)
  • December36 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight384 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds355 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (9.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded61 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry350 (70%)
  • Wet or damp115 (23%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.6%)
  • Snow9 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph347 (70%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph34 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph86 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway151 (30%)
  • Roundabout30 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (61%)
  • Pedestrian98 (15%)
  • Cyclist68 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2093 (14%)
  • 21 to 2597 (14%)
  • 26 to 35138 (21%)
  • 36 to 45128 (19%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.4%)
  • Over 7513 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (63%)
  • Passenger150 (22%)
  • Pedestrian98 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car722 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (7%)
  • Motorcycle41 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle22 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Tram3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 97th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2010

Ordsall, Salford, M5 4YU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Salford in 2010, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2010

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 2010: 57, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6577919
2ndM60437402
3rdA57375015
4thA576303604
5thA666242904
6thA580213002
7thM602193602
8thM62192201
9thA575171803
10thA56131503
11thA5063121811
12thB6186111201
13thA506681201
14thA57281001
15thB532081000
16thA518671001
17thA60426811
18thA6656802
19thB52116602
20thM616600

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2010

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 166.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2010

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2010: 97.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2010, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years