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Swinton (Salford) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,352 road traffic collisions in Swinton, Salford, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 399 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, up from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,352
303rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
4,418
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
36
40 people killed
Serious collisions
399
421 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
23
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Swinton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal361.1%
  • Serious39912%
  • Slight2,91787%

What the data shows

  • Swinton had 231 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 406 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in Swinton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 795 children under 16 were killed or injured in Swinton, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Swinton.

Where Swinton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
303rd
Most casualties
292nd
Most fatal collisions
292nd
Most serious collisions
415th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday489 (15%)
  • Tuesday472 (14%)
  • Wednesday520 (16%)
  • Thursday543 (16%)
  • Friday572 (17%)
  • Saturday448 (13%)
  • Sunday308 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,469 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit819 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,452 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway788 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout27 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded55 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,668 (80%)
  • 40 mph54 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph593 (18%)
  • 60 mph19 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,610 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds518 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded74 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,473 (56%)
  • Pedestrian1,014 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist351 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist320 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant120 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Swinton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swinton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Swinton peaked at 141 in 1991; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 19
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251923
20241616
20232225
20222630
20212229
20201822
20192425
20182431
20173542
20162536
20152737
20142738
20132839
20124354
20113954
20102634
20095266
20084563
200773102
20064669
20056282
200483104
200380106
200279103
200195133
2000104141
199994124
1998120178
1997105150
1996109151
1995101135
1994121197
1993105134
1992120173
1991141185
1990124163
198998125
1988113149
1987124156
198691119
198594110
198484100
198390110
198291108
1981112139
19808799
197988109

Map of recent crashes in Swinton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Swinton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Swinton

The 24 most recent collisions in Swinton happened between 14 August 2024 and 25 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Swinton

The A6 has the most collisions in Swinton, 804 of 3,352 (24%), followed by the A580 (712).

Collisions in Swinton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68041,026275
2ndA5807121,0891986
3rdA572480638664
4thB5231375470348
5thA666162107
6thA573401
7thA5753300

Council area for Swinton

Swinton is in Salford, where police recorded 37,877 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Swinton accounts for 8.8% of them.

Postcode districts in Swinton

Collisions in Swinton were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by M27 (3,191) and M28 (159).