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Salford road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 281 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2024, and 330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2023 (265), and casualties fell from 338.

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

Collisions in 2024
281
Up 6% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
330
Down 2% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2024

1.8% of collisions in Salford in 2024 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious9333%
  • Slight18365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious10030%
  • Slight22568%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2024 is highlighted, with 281, up 6% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 281
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (11%)
  • Tuesday52 (19%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (17%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (4.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.5%)
  • February13 (4.6%)
  • March22 (7.8%)
  • April19 (6.8%)
  • May20 (7.1%)
  • June25 (8.9%)
  • July23 (8.2%)
  • August21 (7.5%)
  • September27 (9.6%)
  • October25 (8.9%)
  • November36 (13%)
  • December29 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (69%)
  • Wet or damp74 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph35 (12%)
  • 30 mph184 (65%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph40 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (44%)
  • Pedestrian78 (24%)
  • Cyclist42 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2029 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2526 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3581 (25%)
  • 36 to 4555 (17%)
  • 46 to 5533 (10%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.5%)
  • Over 759 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (59%)
  • Pedestrian78 (24%)
  • Passenger56 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 118th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2024

Ordsall, Salford, M5 4YU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Salford in 2024, with 22 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2024

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 2024: 25, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6252908
2ndA576192115
3rdM60172201
4thA57141603
5thM602141605
6thA666111103
7thM62111505
8thA5728806
9thA567903
10thB61867803
11thA50666904
12thA5756602
13thA5806700
14thA50825602
15thB53204401
16thM614501
17thA50633320
18thA51863301
19thA342400
20thA60412200

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2024

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 114.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2024

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2024: 47.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2024, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years