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Salford road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2015, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2014 (391), and casualties fell from 549.

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

Collisions in 2015
284
Down 27% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
393
Down 28% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2015

1.4% of collisions in Salford in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious4315%
  • Slight23783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4612%
  • Slight34387%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2015 is highlighted, with 284, down 27% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 284
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (20%)
  • Friday41 (14%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (4.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.2%)
  • February22 (7.7%)
  • March25 (8.8%)
  • April25 (8.8%)
  • May19 (6.7%)
  • June23 (8.1%)
  • July28 (9.9%)
  • August24 (8.5%)
  • September19 (6.7%)
  • October25 (8.8%)
  • November26 (9.2%)
  • December22 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (73%)
  • Wet or damp78 (27%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph184 (65%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph30 (11%)
  • 70 mph51 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (36%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (63%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist31 (7.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2033 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3599 (25%)
  • 36 to 4559 (15%)
  • 46 to 5559 (15%)
  • 56 to 6538 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (63%)
  • Passenger98 (25%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (74%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Tram1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 2015.

Collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2015

Ordsall, Salford, M5 4YU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Salford in 2015, with 21 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2015

The M60 had the most collisions in Salford in 2015: 31, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM60314501
2ndA57243214
3rdA6232504
4thM602193502
5thA576162513
6thM62111611
7thA572101101
8thA666101311
9thA58091600
10thB523191102
11thB53207701
12thA506361202
13thA50666900
14thA566900
15thA50825500
16thA5755701
17thA66551200
18thB61865501
19thM615600
20thA60424801

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2015

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 90.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2015

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2015: 68.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years