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Worsley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,016 road traffic collisions in Worsley, Salford, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,429 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 125 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,016
748th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,429
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
18 people killed
Serious collisions
125
142 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Worsley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious12512%
  • Slight87686%

What the data shows

  • Worsley had 96 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 162 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Worsley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 173 children under 16 were killed or injured in Worsley, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in Worsley.

Where Worsley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
748th
Most casualties
687th
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
976th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday155 (15%)
  • Tuesday149 (15%)
  • Wednesday153 (15%)
  • Thursday163 (16%)
  • Friday176 (17%)
  • Saturday114 (11%)
  • Sunday106 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight728 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit273 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway644 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway301 (30%)
  • Roundabout44 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph712 (70%)
  • 40 mph31 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph39 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph76 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph157 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds773 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds167 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant919 (64%)
  • Pedestrian146 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (10%)
  • Cyclist102 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant49 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Worsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Worsley peaked at 38 in 1997; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
202488
2023913
20221213
2021813
202058
20191215
20181621
2017918
20161113
20151317
20141218
2013912
20121217
20111319
20101219
20092332
20082229
20072845
20061827
20052329
20043046
20033447
20022847
20013447
20003557
19992840
19983046
19973850
19962843
19953344
19943657
19932642
19922936
19912328
19903244
19892131
19881723
19873756
19862021
19853547
19842635
19832426
19822433
19812029
19801824
19792937

Map of recent crashes in Worsley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Worsley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Worsley

The 24 most recent collisions in Worsley happened between 24 December 2022 and 27 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Worsley

The A572 has the most collisions in Worsley, 372 of 1,016 (37%), followed by the M60 (129).

Collisions in Worsley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA572372507452
2ndM6012920808
3rdA580110170413
4thB521189119110
5thA57583129415
6thM62364503
7thA577263301
8thB523271301
9thA5763400
10thA6663401
11thM613300

Council areas covering Worsley

Collisions in Worsley were recorded in 3 council areas. Salford has 954 of 1,016 (94%).

Collisions in Worsley by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSalford9541,35514116
2ndWigan475407
3rdBolton101412

Postcode district for Worsley

All 1,016 collisions in Worsley were in the M28 postcode district.