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Besses, Bury, M45 8JR area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
338
2,235th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
526
1.56 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Collisions in 2025
5
9 in 2024

Crash severity at the M45 8JR hotspot

33 of the 338 collisions here (9.8%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious298.6%
  • Slight30590%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
4
Seriously injured
31
Slightly injured
491
All casualties
526

Accidents by year at the M45 8JR hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 32 in 2003, against an average of 14 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the M45 8JR hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
2024913
202369
2022915
20211113
202024
20191126
201878
20171222
201644
2015915
20141014
2013710
20121119
20111115
20101116
20092031
20081941
20071628
20062031
20052839
20042435
20033252
20022025
20012436

Map of crashes at the M45 8JR hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near M45 8JR.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Besses, Bury, M45 8JR area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the M45 8JR hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Besses
Council area
Bury
Nearest postcode to the centre
M45 8JR
Postcode district
M45
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.54916, -2.26421
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
21 November 2025
Rank by collisions
2,235th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the M45 8JR hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the M60, with 175 of 338, followed by the M66 with 68.

Collisions at the M45 8JR hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6017527318
2ndM666811429
3rdM62467313

Towns near the M45 8JR hotspot

47 of the 338 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Whitefield.

All 338 crashes at the M45 8JR hotspot

Newest first, from 9 January 2001 to 21 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year