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Manchester road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,419 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 2004, and 3,426 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 220 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2003 (2,479), and casualties fell from 3,508.

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

Collisions in 2004
2,419
Down 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
3,426
Down 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
19
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
220
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 2004

0.8% of collisions in Manchester in 2004 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal190.8%
  • Serious2209.1%
  • Slight2,18090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal200.6%
  • Serious2507.3%
  • Slight3,15692%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 2,419, down 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday333 (14%)
  • Tuesday386 (16%)
  • Wednesday321 (13%)
  • Thursday344 (14%)
  • Friday419 (17%)
  • Saturday344 (14%)
  • Sunday272 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59163 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5952 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59248 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59308 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59383 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59622 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59420 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59223 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January230 (9.5%)
  • February190 (7.9%)
  • March171 (7.1%)
  • April200 (8.3%)
  • May207 (8.6%)
  • June173 (7.2%)
  • July185 (7.6%)
  • August189 (7.8%)
  • September215 (8.9%)
  • October238 (9.8%)
  • November219 (9.1%)
  • December202 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,605 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit789 (33%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,849 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds443 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds45 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other13 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded33 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,459 (60%)
  • Wet or damp916 (38%)
  • Frost or ice28 (1.2%)
  • Snow6 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,202 (91%)
  • 40 mph136 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph35 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph42 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,779 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway400 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road100 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout46 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded94 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,114 (62%)
  • Pedestrian591 (17%)
  • Cyclist241 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist153 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant129 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant82 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant36 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant34 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 578 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 10125 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15201 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20454 (13%)
  • 21 to 25561 (16%)
  • 26 to 35802 (23%)
  • 36 to 45615 (18%)
  • 46 to 55314 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 65154 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7578 (2.3%)
  • Over 7543 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,833 (54%)
  • Passenger1,002 (29%)
  • Pedestrian591 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,457 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle247 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach190 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle163 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes130 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle78 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car76 (1.7%)
  • Minibus25 (0.6%)
  • Tram6 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Manchester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Manchester ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 4th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Manchester in 2004

Deansgate, Manchester, M2 3JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Manchester in 2004, with 236 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 2004

The A34 had the most collisions in Manchester in 2004: 190, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34190270224
2ndA6010128186010
3rdA6108139010
4thA66510817105
5thA51039514604
6thA576994110
7thA664619508
8thA56608503
9thA62568116
10thB5117506204
11thA5145486401
12thB5093486106
13thA635458327
14thB5167426220
15thM56345811
16thA57(M)314402
17thA560273801
18thA662275903
19thA6042253002
20thB6178222903

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 2004

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 2,054.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 2004

M40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 2004: 196.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 2004, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years