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Walkden road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,948 road traffic collisions in Walkden, Salford, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 262 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,948
473rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,638
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
23 people killed
Serious collisions
262
282 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Walkden

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal231.2%
  • Serious26213%
  • Slight1,66385%

What the data shows

  • Walkden had 175 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 262 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Walkden were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 437 children under 16 were killed or injured in Walkden, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Walkden.

Where Walkden ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
473rd
Most casualties
449th
Most fatal collisions
433rd
Most serious collisions
562nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday275 (14%)
  • Tuesday322 (17%)
  • Wednesday240 (12%)
  • Thursday313 (16%)
  • Friday338 (17%)
  • Saturday277 (14%)
  • Sunday183 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,411 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit508 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,352 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway373 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road146 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout58 (3%)
  • Not recorded19 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,765 (91%)
  • 40 mph77 (4%)
  • 50 mph42 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph53 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,479 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds325 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded36 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,521 (58%)
  • Pedestrian545 (21%)
  • Cyclist219 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist209 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant45 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Walkden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walkden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Walkden peaked at 80 in 2000; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251519
2024910
2023810
20221416
20211926
2020910
20192533
20183244
20172636
20161826
20151015
20142232
20131727
20122232
20112131
20103754
20093137
20083443
20073549
20063357
20053652
20044264
20035775
20024365
20016495
200080117
199975107
19985576
199772120
19964358
19955380
19947595
19934661
19926789
19915777
19907096
19896482
19885160
19875465
19863644
19854855
19846879
19835768
19824756
19813644
19805767
19795884

Map of recent crashes in Walkden

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Walkden

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Walkden

The 24 most recent collisions in Walkden happened between 6 March 2024 and 28 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Walkden

The A6 has the most collisions in Walkden, 534 of 1,948 (27%), followed by the A575 (529).

Collisions in Walkden on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6534712570
2ndA575529747974
3rdB5232212274131
4thA577112134122
5thA58098175010
6thA572426628
7thA5765501
8thB52585701
9thB52354602

Council areas covering Walkden

Collisions in Walkden were recorded in 3 council areas. Salford has 1,727 of 1,948 (89%).

Collisions in Walkden by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSalford1,7272,35019225
2ndWigan216282436
3rdBolton4501

Postcode district for Walkden

All 1,948 collisions in Walkden were in the M28 postcode district.