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Salford road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2013, and 537 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2012 (395), and casualties fell from 562.

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

Collisions in 2013
363
Down 8% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
537
Down 4% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2013

1.1% of collisions in Salford in 2013 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious6217%
  • Slight29782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious6512%
  • Slight46787%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2013 is highlighted, with 363, down 8% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 363
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (17%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.3%)
  • February19 (5.2%)
  • March17 (4.7%)
  • April21 (5.8%)
  • May28 (7.7%)
  • June23 (6.3%)
  • July31 (8.5%)
  • August28 (7.7%)
  • September41 (11%)
  • October45 (12%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December40 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (69%)
  • Wet or damp106 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph274 (75%)
  • 40 mph11 (3%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph55 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (24%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (52%)
  • Pedestrian88 (16%)
  • Cyclist67 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Tram occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1543 (8%)
  • 16 to 2044 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 35141 (26%)
  • 36 to 4581 (15%)
  • 46 to 5556 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (54%)
  • Passenger160 (30%)
  • Pedestrian88 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle33 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Tram1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 137th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2013

Eccles, Salford, M30 0XQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Salford in 2013, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2013

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 2013: 37, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6374919
2ndA57324916
3rdM60254401
4thA576174803
5thM602163401
6thA56131603
7thM62121600
8thA666101501
9thA57281312
10thA57581303
11thB52117702
12thB532071301
13thA50666700
14thB52316702
15thA50825501
16thA51864400
17thA5804601
18thB52284400
19thB52294601
20thB54614601

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2013

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 129.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2013

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2013: 80.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2013, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years