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Manchester road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,573 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 1979, and 3,226 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 37 were fatal and 360 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 93,482 collisions in Manchester.

Collisions in 1979
2,573
Casualties in 1979
3,226
Fatal collisions
37
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
360
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 1979

1.4% of collisions in Manchester in 1979 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal371.4%
  • Serious36014%
  • Slight2,17685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal381.2%
  • Serious40713%
  • Slight2,78186%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 2,573.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday378 (15%)
  • Tuesday360 (14%)
  • Wednesday361 (14%)
  • Thursday430 (17%)
  • Friday433 (17%)
  • Saturday335 (13%)
  • Sunday276 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59161 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5940 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59274 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59344 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59427 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59621 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59375 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59331 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January173 (6.7%)
  • February178 (6.9%)
  • March220 (8.6%)
  • April189 (7.3%)
  • May250 (9.7%)
  • June211 (8.2%)
  • July176 (6.8%)
  • August218 (8.5%)
  • September225 (8.7%)
  • October228 (8.9%)
  • November242 (9.4%)
  • December263 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,742 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit798 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,839 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds425 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds72 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds36 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds19 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.4%)
  • Other107 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,435 (56%)
  • Wet or damp991 (39%)
  • Frost or ice103 (4%)
  • Snow42 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,308 (90%)
  • 40 mph209 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph27 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,984 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway346 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road124 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout40 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded79 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,143 (35%)
  • Pedestrian1,027 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist437 (14%)
  • Cyclist226 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant213 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant95 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 599 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10235 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 15269 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20602 (19%)
  • 21 to 25393 (12%)
  • 26 to 35600 (19%)
  • 36 to 45324 (10%)
  • 46 to 55261 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 65219 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 75151 (4.7%)
  • Over 7573 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,348 (42%)
  • Pedestrian1,027 (32%)
  • Passenger851 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,547 (63%)
  • Motorcycle479 (12%)
  • Bus or coach263 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes258 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle241 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes149 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car75 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle36 (0.9%)
  • Minibus22 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Manchester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Manchester ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 6th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
6th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 1979

The A6 had the most collisions in Manchester in 1979: 193, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6193217017
2ndA34162204023
3rdA6010146194326
4thA5103121147314
5thA5681110122
6thA665778807
7thA6275112110
8thA577293214
9thA6645672410
10thA5145475206
11thB5093445806
12thA6104405307
13thA635384525
14thA6042354013
15thB5167284605
16thA560263503
17thA576263002
18thA662252816
19thB5117243106
20thB5166222803

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 1979

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 2,152.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 1979

M14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 1979: 225.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 1979, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years