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Salford road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2016, and 390 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2015 (284), and casualties fell from 393.

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

Collisions in 2016
289
Up 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
390
Down 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2016

2.1% of collisions in Salford in 2016 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious5419%
  • Slight22979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious5915%
  • Slight32583%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2016 is highlighted, with 289, up 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 289
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.7%)
  • February23 (8%)
  • March26 (9%)
  • April20 (6.9%)
  • May19 (6.6%)
  • June24 (8.3%)
  • July19 (6.6%)
  • August19 (6.6%)
  • September20 (6.9%)
  • October21 (7.3%)
  • November35 (12%)
  • December35 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (70%)
  • Wet or damp87 (30%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph206 (71%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph34 (12%)
  • 70 mph28 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (27%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (54%)
  • Pedestrian73 (19%)
  • Cyclist44 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2030 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2557 (15%)
  • 26 to 3589 (23%)
  • 36 to 4561 (16%)
  • 46 to 5551 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (57%)
  • Passenger95 (24%)
  • Pedestrian73 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Salford ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 2016.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2016

Ordsall, Salford, M5 4YU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Salford in 2016, with 21 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2016

The A576 had the most collisions in Salford in 2016: 23, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA576233003
2ndA6222704
3rdM60212913
4thA57162406
5thA580162211
6thM602142702
7thA666101104
8thA5691003
9thM6291311
10thA5728911
11thA5757900
12thA50825501
13thA60415501
14thB52295502
15thB53205500
16thA50634401
17thA51863300
18thA60423312
19thA60443400
20thB52313800

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2016

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 109.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2016

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2016: 53.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years