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Manchester road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,701 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 2000, and 3,894 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 227 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1999 (2,514), and casualties rose from 3,666.

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

Collisions in 2000
2,701
Up 7% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
3,894
Up 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
16
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
227
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 2000

0.6% of collisions in Manchester in 2000 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal160.6%
  • Serious2278.4%
  • Slight2,45891%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal180.5%
  • Serious2586.6%
  • Slight3,61893%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 2,701, up 7% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday379 (14%)
  • Tuesday389 (14%)
  • Wednesday415 (15%)
  • Thursday383 (14%)
  • Friday430 (16%)
  • Saturday401 (15%)
  • Sunday304 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59136 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5962 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59249 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59388 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59493 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59674 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59448 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59251 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January201 (7.4%)
  • February191 (7.1%)
  • March207 (7.7%)
  • April227 (8.4%)
  • May245 (9.1%)
  • June214 (7.9%)
  • July195 (7.2%)
  • August219 (8.1%)
  • September225 (8.3%)
  • October267 (9.9%)
  • November269 (10%)
  • December241 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,893 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit783 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,976 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds572 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds70 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded28 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,506 (56%)
  • Wet or damp1,166 (43%)
  • Frost or ice13 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2,448 (91%)
  • 40 mph188 (7%)
  • 50 mph34 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph30 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,957 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway592 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout51 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded34 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,404 (62%)
  • Pedestrian672 (17%)
  • Cyclist260 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant196 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant82 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant80 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5110 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 10177 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 15217 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20464 (12%)
  • 21 to 25544 (14%)
  • 26 to 351,039 (27%)
  • 36 to 45631 (16%)
  • 46 to 55355 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 65212 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 75106 (2.7%)
  • Over 7539 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,035 (52%)
  • Passenger1,187 (30%)
  • Pedestrian672 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,834 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle268 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach207 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes201 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle149 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car87 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle51 (1%)
  • Minibus29 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Manchester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Manchester ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 4th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 2000

The A34 had the most collisions in Manchester in 2000: 193, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34193295114
2ndA5103135198215
3rdA613519919
4thA6010124180010
5thA6659515408
6thB51178711627
7thA57649316
8thA56588017
9thB5093578503
10thA664518215
11thA62486902
12thA635477103
13thB5167466402
14thA5145405501
15thA560354411
16thA57(M)304213
17thB5217273801
18thA662253704
19thA6042242801
20thB5166242802

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 2000

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 2,256.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 2000

M14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 2000: 264.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 2000, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years