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A5066 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 728 collisions on the A5066 from 1979 to 2025, with 1,004 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 106 serious, and 7 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the A5066, down 33% from 6 in 2024, with 4 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
728
1,453rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,004
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
7 people killed
Serious collisions
106
122 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Down 33% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Down 56% on 2024

Crash severity on the A5066

On the A5066, 0.8% of collisions were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious10615%
  • Slight61685%

Where the A5066 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,453rd
Most casualties
1,436th
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
1,818th

A5066 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5066 peaked at 32 in 1996 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5066, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202469
202347
202255
202144
202045
201978
2018923
2017814
201622
201569
201477
201367
201235
20111015
2010812
200957
20081619
20071012
20061317
20052233
20041118
20031829
20021728
2001914
20002232
19992331
19982637
19972546
19963246
19952032
19942532
19932937
19922335
19912433
19901313
19892831
19882330
19871620
19862425
19852433
19842124
19831923
19822733
19811921
19802537
19792640

When crashes happen on the A5066

Tuesday has the most collisions on the A5066 (125), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (220).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (13%)
  • Tuesday125 (17%)
  • Wednesday106 (15%)
  • Thursday122 (17%)
  • Friday125 (17%)
  • Saturday82 (11%)
  • Sunday73 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am17 (2.3%)
  • 3am to 6am10 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am75 (10%)
  • 9am to noon118 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm137 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm220 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm98 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight53 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (8.8%)
  • February61 (8.4%)
  • March69 (9.5%)
  • April49 (6.7%)
  • May68 (9.3%)
  • June59 (8.1%)
  • July44 (6%)
  • August48 (6.6%)
  • September50 (6.9%)
  • October81 (11%)
  • November67 (9.2%)
  • December68 (9.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight533 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit186 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5066 crashes

On the A5066, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph723 (99%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds571 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry459 (63%)
  • Wet or damp257 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway680 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5066 crashes

Car occupants make up 56% of the people killed or injured on the A5066, followed by pedestrians (18%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant567 (56%)
  • Pedestrian185 (18%)
  • Cyclist87 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant34 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.9%)
  • Other33 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car968 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle71 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.8%)
  • Other20 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1048 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1560 (6%)
  • 16 to 20121 (12%)
  • 21 to 25154 (15%)
  • 26 to 35258 (26%)
  • 36 to 45143 (14%)
  • 46 to 5593 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.5%)
  • Over 7516 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider551 (55%)
  • Passenger268 (27%)
  • Pedestrian185 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5066

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5066

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5066 crashes by council area

Of the 728 collisions on the A5066, 725 were in Salford.

Collisions on the A5066 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSalford7259945106

A5066 crashes by town

Of the 728 collisions on the A5066, 663 were in the built-up area of Salford.

Recent crashes on the A5066

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5066, from 2 May 2020 to 12 December 2025.

Severity