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Manchester road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,558 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 1980, and 3,133 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 415 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1979 (2,573), and casualties fell from 3,226.

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

Collisions in 1980
2,558
Down 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
3,133
Down 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
32
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
415
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 1980

1.3% of collisions in Manchester in 1980 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal321.3%
  • Serious41516%
  • Slight2,11183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal331.1%
  • Serious46515%
  • Slight2,63584%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 2,558, down 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday366 (14%)
  • Tuesday369 (14%)
  • Wednesday378 (15%)
  • Thursday378 (15%)
  • Friday449 (18%)
  • Saturday355 (14%)
  • Sunday263 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59139 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59285 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59361 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59431 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59630 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59368 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59309 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January192 (7.5%)
  • February181 (7.1%)
  • March209 (8.2%)
  • April193 (7.5%)
  • May211 (8.2%)
  • June219 (8.6%)
  • July206 (8.1%)
  • August182 (7.1%)
  • September213 (8.3%)
  • October291 (11%)
  • November232 (9.1%)
  • December229 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,744 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit787 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,868 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds495 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds57 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other56 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,500 (59%)
  • Wet or damp997 (39%)
  • Frost or ice49 (1.9%)
  • Snow10 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,269 (89%)
  • 40 mph222 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph24 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph28 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,955 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway360 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road115 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout43 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded85 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,103 (35%)
  • Pedestrian1,015 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist461 (15%)
  • Cyclist269 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant149 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant65 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5109 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 10227 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 15318 (10%)
  • 16 to 20590 (19%)
  • 21 to 25400 (13%)
  • 26 to 35491 (16%)
  • 36 to 45312 (10%)
  • 46 to 55253 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 65213 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 75159 (5.1%)
  • Over 7561 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,356 (43%)
  • Pedestrian1,015 (32%)
  • Passenger762 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,600 (64%)
  • Motorcycle508 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle288 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes234 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach218 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes110 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car61 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle29 (0.7%)
  • Minibus21 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Manchester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Manchester ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 7th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 1980

The A6 had the most collisions in Manchester in 1980: 188, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6188209125
2ndA34174214135
3rdA6010125156025
4thA5103123161812
5thA6657697013
6thA577285116
7thA664658738
8thA62577818
9thA56545806
10thA5145395308
11thA560374609
12thA635374007
13thB5167374415
14thB5093364804
15thA61043343110
16thB5117304400
17thA662242812
18thB5166222501
19thA6042212302
20thA57(M)202203

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 1980

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 2,106.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 1980

M14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 1980: 232.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 1980, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years