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Whitefield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,415 road traffic collisions in Whitefield, Bury, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 261 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,415
400th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,205
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
20
21 people killed
Serious collisions
261
284 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Whitefield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal200.8%
  • Serious26111%
  • Slight2,13488%

What the data shows

  • Whitefield had 191 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 388 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 12% of collisions in Whitefield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 589 children under 16 were killed or injured in Whitefield, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Whitefield.

Where Whitefield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
400th
Most casualties
383rd
Most fatal collisions
497th
Most serious collisions
565th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday318 (13%)
  • Tuesday338 (14%)
  • Wednesday362 (15%)
  • Thursday386 (16%)
  • Friday429 (18%)
  • Saturday324 (13%)
  • Sunday258 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,721 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit655 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,762 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway523 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout33 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded58 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph2,183 (90%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph21 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph183 (7.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,899 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds383 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded32 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,885 (59%)
  • Pedestrian668 (21%)
  • Cyclist270 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant70 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Whitefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Whitefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Whitefield peaked at 92 in 2000; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251618
20241620
20231518
20221422
20211829
20202229
20192837
20182231
20172132
20161923
20151727
20142535
20132432
20123444
20113542
20103958
20095164
20085269
20075481
20065773
20056191
200470109
20036891
20026183
200164101
200092128
19997294
199875100
199781106
19966280
19955572
19947192
199385123
19926789
19917296
19908499
19896579
19885769
198776100
19866175
19857298
19846268
19836479
19826276
19816376
19805268
19796279

Map of recent crashes in Whitefield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Whitefield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Whitefield

The 24 most recent collisions in Whitefield happened between 26 July 2024 and 5 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Whitefield

The A56 has the most collisions in Whitefield, 888 of 2,415 (37%), followed by the A665 (329).

Collisions in Whitefield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA568881,191894
2ndA665329445239
3rdM6013922319
4thM62649905
5thB6473242814
6thA667162800
7thA586900
8thM663600

Council areas covering Whitefield

Collisions in Whitefield were recorded in 3 council areas. Bury has 2,402 of 2,415 (99%).

Collisions in Whitefield by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBury2,4023,18420260
2ndOldham3600
3rdRochdale3500

Postcode districts in Whitefield

Collisions in Whitefield were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by M45 (2,389) and M25 (25).