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Salford road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2018, and 548 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2017 (384), and casualties rose from 512.

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

Collisions in 2018
402
Up 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
548
Up 7% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2018

1.2% of collisions in Salford in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious6917%
  • Slight32882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7514%
  • Slight46885%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2018 is highlighted, with 402, up 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 402
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday78 (19%)
  • Friday45 (11%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (10%)
  • February28 (7%)
  • March29 (7.2%)
  • April33 (8.2%)
  • May39 (9.7%)
  • June37 (9.2%)
  • July29 (7.2%)
  • August38 (9.5%)
  • September35 (8.7%)
  • October28 (7%)
  • November27 (6.7%)
  • December39 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded20 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (73%)
  • Wet or damp102 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph293 (73%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph36 (9%)
  • 70 mph48 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (31%)
  • Roundabout20 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (55%)
  • Pedestrian93 (17%)
  • Cyclist63 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2059 (11%)
  • 21 to 2547 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 35128 (23%)
  • 36 to 4592 (17%)
  • 46 to 5570 (13%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (61%)
  • Passenger121 (22%)
  • Pedestrian93 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car555 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 92nd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2018

Eccles, Salford, M30 0XQ area and Ordsall, Salford, M5 4YU area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Salford in 2018, with 25 collisions each.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2018

The A57 had the most collisions in Salford in 2018: 42, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57426308
2ndA576314614
3rdA6293805
4thM60263921
5thA5063151603
6thA575142202
7thA580141801
8thM62142701
9thA6042121813
10thM602122302
11thA56111302
12thA666101004
13thB53209902
14thA506681802
15thA5727701
16thB52317702
17thM616902
18thA51865701
19thB52115503
20thA6653401

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2018

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 170.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2018

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2018: 78.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years