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Salford road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2011, and 690 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2010 (497), and casualties rose from 672.

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

Collisions in 2011
447
Down 10% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
690
Up 3% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2011

1.1% of collisions in Salford in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight39388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious558%
  • Slight63091%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2011 is highlighted, with 447, down 10% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 447
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday80 (18%)
  • Friday87 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (9.8%)
  • Sunday36 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.2%)
  • February35 (7.8%)
  • March44 (9.8%)
  • April34 (7.6%)
  • May41 (9.2%)
  • June26 (5.8%)
  • July36 (8.1%)
  • August30 (6.7%)
  • September34 (7.6%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December38 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (4.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded47 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (75%)
  • Wet or damp108 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2%)
  • 30 mph298 (67%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph28 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph89 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (30%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (54%)
  • Bus or coach occupant101 (15%)
  • Pedestrian85 (12%)
  • Cyclist56 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1058 (8.4%)
  • 11 to 1572 (10%)
  • 16 to 2066 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2581 (12%)
  • 26 to 35138 (20%)
  • 36 to 45107 (16%)
  • 46 to 5584 (12%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.1%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (53%)
  • Passenger242 (35%)
  • Pedestrian85 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car657 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 109th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2011

Pendleton & Charlestown, Salford, M5 4BX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Salford in 2011, with 29 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2011

The M60 had the most collisions in Salford in 2011: 44, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM60446901
2ndA6375303
3rdA576313803
4thA57304006
5thM622512403
6thA580223913
7thA572162214
8thM602162300
9thA666131601
10thA56121400
11thA5063101200
12thA5066101501
13thA50828901
14thA57581302
15thA66571402
16thB52297700
17thA51855501
18thB52115500
19thB53205601
20thM615911

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2011

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 155.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2011

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2011: 90.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2011, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years