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Manchester road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,610 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 1984, and 3,129 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 37 were fatal and 357 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1983 (2,498), and casualties rose from 2,968.

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

Collisions in 1984
2,610
Up 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
3,129
Up 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
37
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
357
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 1984

1.4% of collisions in Manchester in 1984 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal371.4%
  • Serious35714%
  • Slight2,21685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal411.3%
  • Serious38712%
  • Slight2,70186%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 2,610, up 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday370 (14%)
  • Tuesday357 (14%)
  • Wednesday350 (13%)
  • Thursday464 (18%)
  • Friday440 (17%)
  • Saturday335 (13%)
  • Sunday294 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59154 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59262 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59321 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59450 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59704 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59410 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59281 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January170 (6.5%)
  • February198 (7.6%)
  • March183 (7%)
  • April187 (7.2%)
  • May234 (9%)
  • June218 (8.4%)
  • July203 (7.8%)
  • August193 (7.4%)
  • September230 (8.8%)
  • October273 (10%)
  • November298 (11%)
  • December223 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,760 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit821 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,085 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds414 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,664 (64%)
  • Wet or damp913 (35%)
  • Frost or ice25 (1%)
  • Snow8 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,352 (90%)
  • 40 mph190 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph29 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph29 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,039 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway372 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road102 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout53 (2%)
  • Not recorded44 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,068 (34%)
  • Pedestrian1,035 (33%)
  • Cyclist392 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist359 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant139 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant72 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5145 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 10214 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 15262 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20571 (18%)
  • 21 to 25509 (16%)
  • 26 to 35518 (17%)
  • 36 to 45307 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 55216 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 65183 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 75134 (4.3%)
  • Over 7570 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,377 (44%)
  • Pedestrian1,035 (33%)
  • Passenger717 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,773 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle406 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle385 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes216 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach198 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes103 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car78 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle26 (0.6%)
  • Minibus15 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 5th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
5th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 1984

The A34 had the most collisions in Manchester in 1984: 139, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34139168315
2ndA5103135165122
3rdA6130158417
4thA6010118153217
5thA665104133319
6thA664809218
7thA577292011
8thA566573011
9thB5117628006
10thA62557327
11thA635537308
12thB5167475417
13thA51454654010
14thA6104444606
15thA6042424807
16thB5093424325
17thA560323604
18thB5166293413
19thA576264315
20thA662233304

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 1984

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 2,165.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 1984

M14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 1984: 225.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 1984, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years