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Salford road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2012, and 562 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2011 (447), and casualties fell from 690.

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

Collisions in 2012
395
Down 12% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
562
Down 19% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Salford in 2012 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6817%
  • Slight32582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7614%
  • Slight48486%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2012 is highlighted, with 395, down 12% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 395
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday70 (18%)
  • Thursday66 (17%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (9.9%)
  • Sunday39 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.6%)
  • February38 (9.6%)
  • March36 (9.1%)
  • April32 (8.1%)
  • May35 (8.9%)
  • June30 (7.6%)
  • July28 (7.1%)
  • August17 (4.3%)
  • September33 (8.4%)
  • October31 (7.8%)
  • November36 (9.1%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3%)
  • Not recorded32 (8.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (61%)
  • Wet or damp143 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph287 (73%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph35 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph59 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (28%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (61%)
  • Pedestrian93 (17%)
  • Cyclist51 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2049 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 35133 (24%)
  • 36 to 4580 (14%)
  • 46 to 5570 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (57%)
  • Passenger147 (26%)
  • Pedestrian93 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle43 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 123rd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2012

Pendleton & Charlestown, Salford, M5 4BX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Salford in 2012, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2012

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 2012: 40, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6405608
2ndA57283908
3rdA576274115
4thM60275702
5thA580253616
6thA572162002
7thM602142102
8thA666131605
9thM62131902
10thA575101500
11thA5691201
12thB521181803
13thA506361001
14thB52316900
15thM6161302
16thA60425701
17thB53205503
18thA51864400
19thA50663500
20thA60413301

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2012

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 131.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2012

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2012: 77.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years