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Pendlebury and Clifton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,780 road traffic collisions in Pendlebury and Clifton, Salford, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 249 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, down from 17 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,780
492nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,340
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
16 people killed
Serious collisions
249
267 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Pendlebury and Clifton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal150.8%
  • Serious24914%
  • Slight1,51685%

What the data shows

  • Pendlebury and Clifton had 159 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 273 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Pendlebury and Clifton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 391 children under 16 were killed or injured in Pendlebury and Clifton, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in Pendlebury and Clifton.

Where Pendlebury and Clifton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
492nd
Most casualties
486th
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
594th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday248 (14%)
  • Tuesday258 (14%)
  • Wednesday258 (14%)
  • Thursday290 (16%)
  • Friday336 (19%)
  • Saturday215 (12%)
  • Sunday175 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,246 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit511 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,572 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded41 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,674 (94%)
  • 40 mph44 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph43 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,339 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds312 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,191 (51%)
  • Pedestrian530 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist256 (11%)
  • Cyclist190 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant73 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Pendlebury and Clifton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pendlebury and Clifton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Pendlebury and Clifton peaked at 72 in 1990; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20251215
20241717
20231212
20221214
20211518
20201926
20192426
20181415
20171724
20161723
20151721
20142634
20131723
20122331
20111923
20102732
20093446
20083657
20073339
20064147
20054148
20044353
20034561
20024568
20014665
20005378
19995174
19984368
19974565
19964160
19956896
19946499
19935276
19925166
19916777
19907289
19896173
19885572
19874463
19864447
19855577
19845168
19833942
19824052
19814150
19804655
19794555

Map of recent crashes in Pendlebury and Clifton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Pendlebury and Clifton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Pendlebury and Clifton

The 24 most recent collisions in Pendlebury and Clifton happened between 6 June 2024 and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Pendlebury and Clifton

The A666 has the most collisions in Pendlebury and Clifton, 954 of 1,780 (54%), followed by the B5231 (139).

Collisions in Pendlebury and Clifton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6669541,29510147
2ndB5231139167118
3rdA60449213419
4thA6618303
5thM62263403
6thM60213200
7thA5804801
8thA5753501
9thA6603400

Council areas covering Pendlebury and Clifton

Collisions in Pendlebury and Clifton were recorded in 3 council areas. Salford has 1,743 of 1,780 (98%).

Collisions in Pendlebury and Clifton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSalford1,7432,29415244
2ndBolton263404
3rdBury8900

Postcode districts in Pendlebury and Clifton

Collisions in Pendlebury and Clifton were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by M27 (1,724) and BL4 (31).