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Salford road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2017, and 512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 33% on 2016 (289), and casualties rose from 390.

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

Collisions in 2017
384
Up 33% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
512
Up 31% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2017

0.8% of collisions in Salford in 2017 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious7319%
  • Slight30880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7615%
  • Slight43385%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2017 is highlighted, with 384, up 33% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 384
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (11%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (4.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (4.2%)
  • February26 (6.8%)
  • March33 (8.6%)
  • April23 (6%)
  • May29 (7.6%)
  • June32 (8.3%)
  • July38 (9.9%)
  • August26 (6.8%)
  • September38 (9.9%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November50 (13%)
  • December34 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (3.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (68%)
  • Wet or damp119 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph276 (72%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph45 (12%)
  • 70 mph35 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (29%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (53%)
  • Pedestrian93 (18%)
  • Cyclist66 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (7.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2046 (9%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 35148 (29%)
  • 36 to 4560 (12%)
  • 46 to 5562 (12%)
  • 56 to 6543 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (59%)
  • Passenger117 (23%)
  • Pedestrian93 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car505 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 107th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2017

Pendleton & Charlestown, Salford, M5 4BX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Salford in 2017, with 27 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2017

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 2017: 43, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6435304
2ndM60345203
3rdA57334718
4thA576283813
5thA580253907
6thM602102501
7thA66691201
8thA506681401
9thA57581102
10thB61867901
11thB52296701
12thB53206603
13thA50825503
14thA565603
15thA60425701
16thB52115502
17thA50634501
18thA51864401
19thA5724400
20thA60414500

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2017

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 148.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2017

M27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2017: 65.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years