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Salford road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2019, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2018 (402), and casualties fell from 548.

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

Collisions in 2019
393
Down 2% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
513
Down 6% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2019

1% of collisions in Salford in 2019 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5915%
  • Slight33084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious6312%
  • Slight44687%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2019 is highlighted, with 393, down 2% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 393
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (18%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.7%)
  • February28 (7.1%)
  • March30 (7.6%)
  • April22 (5.6%)
  • May37 (9.4%)
  • June27 (6.9%)
  • July35 (8.9%)
  • August28 (7.1%)
  • September47 (12%)
  • October28 (7.1%)
  • November35 (8.9%)
  • December38 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (67%)
  • Wet or damp126 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph280 (71%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph33 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph49 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (27%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (62%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)
  • Cyclist66 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7%)
  • 16 to 2056 (11%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 35138 (27%)
  • 36 to 4566 (13%)
  • 46 to 5567 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.9%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (63%)
  • Passenger119 (23%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car577 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle34 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Tram1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 92nd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2019

Ordsall, Salford, M5 4YU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Salford in 2019, with 36 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2019

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 2019: 38, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6385207
2ndA57374205
3rdM60355605
4thA576262915
5thA580202711
6thA666171902
7thB6186101600
8thA57291102
9thM60291100
10thA57581510
11thB532081102
12thA50667802
13thA50827710
14thA567801
15thA604271201
16thA6657801
17thA60416601
18thA50635500
19thM615700
20thA51864501

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2019

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 156.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2019

M28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2019: 63.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2019.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years