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Salford road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2014, and 549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2013 (363), and casualties rose from 537.

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

Collisions in 2014
391
Up 8% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
549
Up 2% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Salford in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5614%
  • Slight33285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight48689%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2014 is highlighted, with 391, up 8% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 391
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (17%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.2%)
  • February41 (10%)
  • March34 (8.7%)
  • April21 (5.4%)
  • May30 (7.7%)
  • June26 (6.6%)
  • July33 (8.4%)
  • August30 (7.7%)
  • September36 (9.2%)
  • October35 (9%)
  • November32 (8.2%)
  • December37 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (66%)
  • Wet or damp130 (33%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph303 (77%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph52 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (25%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (57%)
  • Pedestrian94 (17%)
  • Cyclist64 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6%)
  • 16 to 2047 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 35125 (23%)
  • 36 to 4571 (13%)
  • 46 to 5575 (14%)
  • 56 to 6546 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (59%)
  • Passenger133 (24%)
  • Pedestrian94 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car557 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Tram2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 134th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2014

Swinton & Wardley, Salford, M27 4EQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Salford in 2014, with 28 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2014

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 2014: 38, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6385314
2ndA57334304
3rdA576293206
4thM60284701
5thA666192402
6thA572152313
7thM62142101
8thA575111303
9thB5211111201
10thM602112302
11thA604291501
12thA58081811
13thA50667700
14thA567702
15thA6656900
16thB618661300
17thA51865601
18thB52315701
19thB53204401
20thA50823300

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2014

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 142.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2014

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2014: 78.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2014, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years