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Salford road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2021, and 411 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2020 (258), and casualties rose from 353.

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

Collisions in 2021
317
Up 23% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
411
Up 16% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2021

1.3% of collisions in Salford in 2021 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious7122%
  • Slight24276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious7819%
  • Slight32880%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2021 is highlighted, with 317, up 23% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 317
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday59 (19%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5%)
  • February21 (6.6%)
  • March24 (7.6%)
  • April20 (6.3%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June26 (8.2%)
  • July30 (9.5%)
  • August24 (7.6%)
  • September29 (9.1%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November31 (9.8%)
  • December29 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (74%)
  • Wet or damp79 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (6%)
  • 30 mph220 (69%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph44 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (29%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (61%)
  • Pedestrian50 (12%)
  • Cyclist45 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2038 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2549 (12%)
  • 26 to 35117 (28%)
  • 36 to 4566 (16%)
  • 46 to 5542 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.4%)
  • Over 757 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (67%)
  • Passenger84 (20%)
  • Pedestrian50 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car432 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 101st most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2021

Ordsall, Salford, M5 4YU area and Pendleton & Charlestown, Salford, M5 4BX area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Salford in 2021, with 26 collisions each.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2021

The M60 had the most collisions in Salford in 2021: 29, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM60294305
2ndA57273526
3rdA6242604
4thA576172103
5thM602153212
6thA580131902
7thA57261102
8thA57561001
9thB52306802
10thA50635502
11thA565500
12thM625603
13thA50664401
14thA60414611
15thA6664402
16thB52114401
17thB52314400
18thA343300
19thA50823401
20thA51863401

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2021

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 133.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2021

M28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2021: 52.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2021, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years