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A6044 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 611 collisions on the A6044 from 1979 to 2025, with 884 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 73 serious, and 6 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the A6044, level with 2024, with 5 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
611
1,667th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
884
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
73
82 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
Up 25% on 2024

Crash severity on the A6044

On the A6044, 1% of collisions were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious7312%
  • Slight53287%

Where the A6044 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,667th
Most casualties
1,581st
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
2,417th

A6044 accidents by year

Collisions on the A6044 peaked at 33 in 2000 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A6044, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202444
202344
202267
20211015
202056
201966
201878
2017812
2016817
201558
2014713
2013920
20121128
201147
20101012
20091219
2008911
20071016
20061928
20051829
20041525
20031923
20021420
20011823
20003347
19991418
1998914
19971428
19961234
19951926
19942134
19932229
19921822
19911317
19902026
19892732
19881013
19871522
19861518
19851726
19841821
19831112
19821011
19811824
19801823
19791521

When crashes happen on the A6044

Friday has the most collisions on the A6044 (110), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (180).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (15%)
  • Thursday86 (14%)
  • Friday110 (18%)
  • Saturday77 (13%)
  • Sunday76 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am13 (2.1%)
  • 3am to 6am6 (1%)
  • 6am to 9am107 (18%)
  • 9am to noon65 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm121 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm180 (29%)
  • 6pm to 9pm74 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight45 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.5%)
  • February37 (6.1%)
  • March40 (6.5%)
  • April48 (7.9%)
  • May51 (8.3%)
  • June61 (10%)
  • July48 (7.9%)
  • August50 (8.2%)
  • September63 (10%)
  • October61 (10%)
  • November56 (9.2%)
  • December50 (8.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight480 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A6044 crashes

On the A6044, 91% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 54% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph558 (91%)
  • 40 mph52 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds446 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Other16 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (54%)
  • Wet or damp265 (43%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway529 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout30 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A6044 crashes

Car occupants make up 69% of the people killed or injured on the A6044, followed by motorcyclists (8.9%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant610 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist73 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian70 (7.9%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car937 (77%)
  • Motorcycle86 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20111 (13%)
  • 21 to 25113 (13%)
  • 26 to 35212 (24%)
  • 36 to 45145 (16%)
  • 46 to 55100 (11%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.9%)
  • Over 7512 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider568 (64%)
  • Passenger246 (28%)
  • Pedestrian70 (7.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A6044

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A6044

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A6044 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A6044 were recorded in 3 council areas. Bury has the most, with 425, followed by Salford (179) and Manchester (4).

Collisions on the A6044 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBury425617447
2ndSalford179258226
3rdManchester4500

A6044 crashes by town

Collisions on the A6044 were recorded in 5 towns and built-up areas, led by Prestwich (293) and Pendlebury and Clifton (92).

Recent crashes on the A6044

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A6044, from 15 May 2021 to 19 May 2025.

Severity