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Manchester road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,657 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 1997, and 3,727 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 228 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996 (2,665), and casualties rose from 3,612.

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

Collisions in 1997
2,657
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
3,727
Up 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
27
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
228
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 1997

1% of collisions in Manchester in 1997 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal271%
  • Serious2288.6%
  • Slight2,40290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal320.9%
  • Serious2446.5%
  • Slight3,45193%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 2,657, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday361 (14%)
  • Tuesday408 (15%)
  • Wednesday402 (15%)
  • Thursday417 (16%)
  • Friday430 (16%)
  • Saturday355 (13%)
  • Sunday284 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59143 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5937 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59226 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59363 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59482 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59672 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59473 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59261 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January203 (7.6%)
  • February220 (8.3%)
  • March186 (7%)
  • April207 (7.8%)
  • May215 (8.1%)
  • June209 (7.9%)
  • July216 (8.1%)
  • August226 (8.5%)
  • September213 (8%)
  • October254 (9.6%)
  • November245 (9.2%)
  • December263 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,808 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit818 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,049 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds489 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,678 (63%)
  • Wet or damp962 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,403 (90%)
  • 40 mph186 (7%)
  • 50 mph33 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph33 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,010 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway474 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road89 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout40 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded44 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,228 (60%)
  • Pedestrian734 (20%)
  • Cyclist306 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant168 (4.5%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant81 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant47 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5120 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 10199 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15248 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20454 (12%)
  • 21 to 25536 (14%)
  • 26 to 35988 (27%)
  • 36 to 45491 (13%)
  • 46 to 55318 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 65198 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 75101 (2.7%)
  • Over 7574 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,888 (51%)
  • Passenger1,105 (30%)
  • Pedestrian734 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,812 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle309 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes212 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach207 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle112 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car75 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle44 (0.9%)
  • Minibus18 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 5th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 1997

The A34 had the most collisions in Manchester in 1997: 164, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34164233213
2ndA6158238218
3rdA6010142205218
4thA5103124212112
5thA66510715106
6thB51177310735
7thA5145679128
8thA56679405
9thA62679204
10thA664638805
11thA57619113
12thB5167537302
13thB5093485904
14thA635436214
15thA560293802
16thA6104283623
17thA576264422
18thB5166253700
19thA57(M)243401
20thM56243801

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 1997

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 2,209.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 1997

M14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 1997: 260.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years