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Walkden North, Salford, M38 9WS area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
342
2,198th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
449
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Collisions in 2025
15
Up 50% on 2024

Crash severity at the M38 9WS hotspot

57 of the 342 collisions here (17%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5416%
  • Slight28583%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
3
Seriously injured
59
Slightly injured
387
All casualties
449

Accidents by year at the M38 9WS hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 28 in 2001, against an average of 14 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the M38 9WS hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251519
20241014
202345
202278
20211112
20201117
20191620
201889
20171415
201668
201588
20141516
2013914
2012610
20111516
201078
20091722
20081723
20071820
20062025
20051626
20042330
20032233
20021927
20012844

Map of crashes at the M38 9WS hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near M38 9WS.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Walkden North, Salford, M38 9WS area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the M38 9WS 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
Walkden North
Council area
Salford
Nearest postcode to the centre
M38 9WS
Postcode district
M38
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.53151, -2.42183
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
31 December 2025
Rank by collisions
2,198th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the M38 9WS hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A6, with 147 of 342, followed by the A5082 with 86.

Collisions at the M38 9WS hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6147205119
2ndA508286109112

Towns near the M38 9WS hotspot

All 342 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Little Hulton.

All 342 crashes at the M38 9WS hotspot

Newest first, from 2 February 2001 to 31 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year