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Bury road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,008 road traffic collisions in Bury from 1979 to 2025, and 13,337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 96 were fatal and 1,224 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 83 collisions, up 28% on 2024 (65).

Collisions since 1979
10,008
115th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
13,337
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
96
101 people killed
Serious collisions
1,224
1,310 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
83
Up 28% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
106
Up 34% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Bury

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal961%
  • Serious1,22412%
  • Slight8,68887%

What the data shows

  • Bury had 797 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 1,510 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in Bury were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,330 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bury, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Bury.

Where Bury ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
115th
Most casualties
111th
Most fatal collisions
128th
Most serious collisions
156th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,475 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,391 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,496 (15%)
  • Thursday1,535 (15%)
  • Friday1,651 (16%)
  • Saturday1,453 (15%)
  • Sunday1,007 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,167 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,671 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown82 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,924 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway1,383 (14%)
  • Roundabout351 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road169 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded181 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph155 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph9,446 (94%)
  • 40 mph280 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph21 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph101 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,763 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,593 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds174 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds148 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds55 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist33 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (0.1%)
  • Other85 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded143 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant7,431 (56%)
  • Pedestrian2,876 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist1,148 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist1,031 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant278 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant226 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant178 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant68 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)55 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant39 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bury peaked at 336 in 1989; 2025 had 83.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 83
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202583106
20246579
20236474
20227993
20217598
20205462
201996124
201889130
2017101134
201691110
20156385
201497131
2013111142
2012126163
2011143180
2010137181
2009189281
2008194281
2007219313
2006231333
2005251377
2004271386
2003309435
2002318430
2001319483
2000307425
1999308424
1998332458
1997321444
1996276373
1995259341
1994277387
1993286358
1992272352
1991319448
1990333450
1989336455
1988270356
1987291386
1986252310
1985274326
1984292363
1983243288
1982223266
1981237286
1980254298
1979271332

Map of recent crashes in Bury

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bury

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bury

The 24 most recent collisions in Bury happened between 13 October and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bury

The A56 has the most collisions in Bury, 1,953 of 10,008 (20%), followed by the A58 (1,737).

Collisions in Bury on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA561,9532,65723223
2ndA581,7372,35715186
3rdB62226999541192
4thB6213528721676
5thB6219381510241
6thB6214319424334
7thB6221297397344
8thB6196205271324
9thB621810814311
10thM66100172316
11thB6212649609
12thA6053263304
13thB6215101404
14thB52136900
15thB62925701
16thB52194900
17thA5753301
18thA6653402
19thB52183300

Council areas covering Bury

Collisions in Bury were recorded in 4 council areas. Bury has 9,957 of 10,008 (99%).

Collisions in Bury by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBury9,95713,277961,219
2ndRochdale253202
3rdBolton192103
4thManchester3300

Postcode districts in Bury

Collisions in Bury were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by BL9 (7,319) and BL8 (2,654).