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Ramsbottom road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,225 road traffic collisions in Ramsbottom, Bury, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 188 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, down from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,225
662nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,604
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
18 people killed
Serious collisions
188
200 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ramsbottom

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal181.5%
  • Serious18815%
  • Slight1,01983%

What the data shows

  • Ramsbottom had 97 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 196 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Ramsbottom were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 353 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ramsbottom, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in Ramsbottom.

Where Ramsbottom ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
662nd
Most casualties
636th
Most fatal collisions
536th
Most serious collisions
729th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (12%)
  • Tuesday179 (15%)
  • Wednesday163 (13%)
  • Thursday181 (15%)
  • Friday198 (16%)
  • Saturday199 (16%)
  • Sunday155 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight848 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit355 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,166 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,139 (93%)
  • 40 mph52 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph27 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds954 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds205 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant847 (53%)
  • Pedestrian410 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist92 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ramsbottom road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ramsbottom, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ramsbottom peaked at 52 in 1999; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202566
2024910
202378
20221316
20211523
20201113
20191416
201856
2017913
2016811
2015814
2014913
20131014
20121416
20111719
20101621
20092233
20082532
20074260
20063348
20054362
20043443
20033042
20023543
20013143
20003950
19995264
19984453
19973349
19962327
19952634
19943947
19933949
19923448
19914360
19903344
19893953
19883751
19873342
19862931
19853545
19843137
19832733
19823450
19812638
19802634
19793740

Map of recent crashes in Ramsbottom

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ramsbottom

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ramsbottom

The 24 most recent collisions in Ramsbottom happened between 21 October 2022 and 3 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ramsbottom

The A676 has the most collisions in Ramsbottom, 537 of 1,225 (44%), followed by the B6214 (162).

Collisions in Ramsbottom on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA676537702788
2ndB6214162229426
3rdA5674122314
4thB62156791111
5thM6641010
6thA5763300

Council areas covering Ramsbottom

Collisions in Ramsbottom were recorded in 2 council areas. Bury has 1,219 of 1,225 (99.5%).

Collisions in Ramsbottom by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBury1,2191,59818185
2ndRossendale5502

Postcode districts in Ramsbottom

Collisions in Ramsbottom were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by BL0 (1,014) and BL8 (206).