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Manchester road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 93,482 road traffic collisions in Manchester from 1979 to 2025, and 123,484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1,076 were fatal and 11,554 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 712 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (720), and casualties fell from 892 to 848.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
93,482
6th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123,484
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
1,076
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
712
Down 1% on 2024

Crash severity in Manchester

1.2% of collisions in Manchester from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1,0761.2%
  • Serious11,55412%
  • Slight80,85286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1,1320.9%
  • Serious12,57110%
  • Slight109,78189%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. In 2025 there were 712, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 712
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025712848
2024720892
2023638807
2022701868
2021714902
2020552735
20198931,209
20181,0051,339
20171,0541,379
2016714926
2015723988
20141,0141,399
20131,0141,388
20121,1331,544
20111,3861,932
20101,4251,962
20091,7072,404
20081,7562,428
20071,8322,643
20062,0192,844
20052,3363,173
20042,4193,426
20032,4793,508
20022,6333,760
20012,6363,753
20002,7013,894
19992,5143,666
19982,6873,798
19972,6573,727
19962,6653,612
19952,5853,493
19942,6593,509
19932,8283,633
19922,9903,849
19912,6933,509
19903,0823,877
19893,0383,776
19882,8603,605
19872,6883,324
19862,7243,355
19852,7153,327
19842,6103,129
19832,4982,968
19822,4342,985
19812,5083,032
19802,5583,133
19792,5733,226

When and where crashes happen in Manchester

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13,434 (14%)
  • Tuesday13,683 (15%)
  • Wednesday13,693 (15%)
  • Thursday14,328 (15%)
  • Friday15,437 (17%)
  • Saturday12,834 (14%)
  • Sunday10,073 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594,945 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,686 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599,162 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912,306 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916,035 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923,925 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915,802 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599,621 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January7,457 (8%)
  • February6,963 (7.4%)
  • March7,467 (8%)
  • April7,199 (7.7%)
  • May7,841 (8.4%)
  • June7,654 (8.2%)
  • July7,506 (8%)
  • August7,080 (7.6%)
  • September7,956 (8.5%)
  • October9,117 (9.8%)
  • November9,007 (9.6%)
  • December8,235 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight64,007 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27,684 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1,017 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting482 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit292 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds71,367 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds15,878 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds1,610 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1,387 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds442 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist210 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds133 (0.1%)
  • Other1,102 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1,353 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry58,241 (62%)
  • Wet or damp33,433 (36%)
  • Frost or ice1,225 (1.3%)
  • Snow321 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep46 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel28 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded184 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph9 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1,468 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph83,211 (89%)
  • 40 mph6,281 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph935 (1%)
  • 60 mph139 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1,426 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway70,618 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway15,902 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road3,233 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout1,836 (2%)
  • Not recorded1,893 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Manchester

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant63,396 (51%)
  • Pedestrian28,872 (23%)
  • Cyclist11,833 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist7,859 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4,846 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant2,484 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2,408 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant634 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant530 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)503 (0.4%)
  • Other80 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded39 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53,976 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 106,519 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 157,934 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2016,628 (13%)
  • 21 to 2518,797 (15%)
  • 26 to 3528,025 (23%)
  • 36 to 4517,067 (14%)
  • 46 to 5511,040 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 657,019 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 753,962 (3.2%)
  • Over 752,377 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded140 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider61,596 (50%)
  • Passenger33,016 (27%)
  • Pedestrian28,872 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car120,141 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle12,160 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle8,486 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7,486 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach6,689 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3,737 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3,236 (2%)
  • Other vehicle1,373 (0.8%)
  • Minibus824 (0.5%)
  • Tram122 (0.1%)
  • Other105 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded37 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Manchester

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Manchester

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Manchester ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 6th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
3rdWestminster101,118114,79460415,288
4thNorth Yorkshire100,304148,2732,78030,161
5thGlasgow City95,217118,7181,38221,113
6thManchester (this area)93,482123,4841,07611,554
7thLiverpool90,801127,1521,04512,259
8thBradford80,457109,9101,10612,966
9thCornwall78,835109,0981,46614,892

Accident hotspots in Manchester

Deansgate, Manchester, M2 3JL area is the busiest accident hotspot in Manchester, with 3,075 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 23 of them fatal.

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes

The A34 had the most collisions in Manchester from 1979 to 2025: 5,780, including 70 fatal and 727 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA345,7807,76170727
2ndA64,9496,36154562
3rdA60104,7746,51256582
4thA51034,2365,91473519
5thA6653,3424,59024388
6thA572,5493,46056356
7thA622,3763,38439258
8thA6642,3463,35744291
9thA562,2882,96425261
10thB51172,0682,59014236
11thA51451,9082,42716226
12thB50931,8022,3078216
13thA6351,7352,38328238
14thB51671,3831,81612171
15thA5601,2101,57320127
16thA61041,0271,37927152
17thM561,0261,53018105
18thA6629881,39020156
19thB51669211,21510122
20thA60429001,111392

Towns in Manchester

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 78,329.

Postcode districts in Manchester

M14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester from 1979 to 2025: 8,238.

Latest crashes in Manchester

Of the latest 24 crashes in Manchester, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity