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Salford road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 282 road traffic collisions in Salford in 2025, and 371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2024 (281), and casualties rose from 330.

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

Collisions in 2025
282
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
371
Up 12% on 2024
Fatal collisions
8
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Salford in 2025

2.8% of collisions in Salford in 2025 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Salford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious10337%
  • Slight17161%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious11631%
  • Slight24666%

Salford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,335 in 1994. 2025 is highlighted, with 282, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 282
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (16%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday31 (11%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.5%)
  • February25 (8.9%)
  • March18 (6.4%)
  • April24 (8.5%)
  • May16 (5.7%)
  • June16 (5.7%)
  • July28 (9.9%)
  • August26 (9.2%)
  • September16 (5.7%)
  • October36 (13%)
  • November19 (6.7%)
  • December34 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (71%)
  • Wet or damp71 (25%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (12%)
  • 30 mph184 (65%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph43 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (30%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Salford in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant175 (47%)
  • Pedestrian69 (19%)
  • Cyclist50 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2025 (6.7%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3590 (24%)
  • 36 to 4553 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3%)
  • Over 7512 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (56%)
  • Passenger93 (25%)
  • Pedestrian69 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Salford in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Salford had the 121st most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Salford in 2025

Pendleton & Charlestown, Salford, M5 4BX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Salford in 2025, with 24 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Salford with the most crashes in 2025

The A6 had the most collisions in Salford in 2025: 32, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Salford, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63237210
2ndA57253017
3rdM60213426
4thA576131613
5thM602122005
6thM6291302
7thA50637703
8thA58071102
9thA6666704
10thA565601
11thA60425604
12thA50664401
13thA5724403
14thA50823501
15thA6653502
16thB523031902
17thB52323301
18thA5752401
19thA60412200
20thA60442202

Towns in Salford: crashes in 2025

Salford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 106.

Postcode districts in Salford: crashes in 2025

M30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Salford in 2025: 55.

Latest crashes in Salford in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Salford in 2025, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Salford road accidents in other years