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Manchester road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,336 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 2005, and 3,173 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 241 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2004 (2,419), and casualties fell from 3,426.

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

Collisions in 2005
2,336
Down 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
3,173
Down 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
20
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
241
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 2005

0.9% of collisions in Manchester in 2005 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal200.9%
  • Serious24110%
  • Slight2,07589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal230.7%
  • Serious2618.2%
  • Slight2,88991%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 2,336, down 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday316 (14%)
  • Tuesday359 (15%)
  • Wednesday321 (14%)
  • Thursday331 (14%)
  • Friday414 (18%)
  • Saturday306 (13%)
  • Sunday289 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59151 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5953 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59197 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59284 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59421 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59583 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59411 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59236 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January198 (8.5%)
  • February167 (7.1%)
  • March168 (7.2%)
  • April200 (8.6%)
  • May204 (8.7%)
  • June199 (8.5%)
  • July180 (7.7%)
  • August186 (8%)
  • September218 (9.3%)
  • October204 (8.7%)
  • November230 (9.8%)
  • December182 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,593 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit720 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,841 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds340 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other36 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded33 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,561 (67%)
  • Wet or damp740 (32%)
  • Frost or ice25 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,149 (92%)
  • 40 mph117 (5%)
  • 50 mph22 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph46 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,725 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway423 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road81 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout42 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded65 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,788 (56%)
  • Pedestrian618 (19%)
  • Cyclist241 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant155 (4.9%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant120 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant74 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10119 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15186 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20416 (13%)
  • 21 to 25450 (14%)
  • 26 to 35795 (25%)
  • 36 to 45526 (17%)
  • 46 to 55322 (10%)
  • 56 to 65165 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7594 (3%)
  • Over 7538 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,644 (52%)
  • Passenger911 (29%)
  • Pedestrian618 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,127 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle253 (6%)
  • Bus or coach231 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes163 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle157 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car150 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle31 (0.7%)
  • Minibus19 (0.4%)
  • Tram14 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Manchester ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 3rd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Manchester in 2005

Deansgate, Manchester, M2 3JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Manchester in 2005, with 254 collisions, 34 of them serious.

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 2005

The A34 had the most collisions in Manchester in 2005: 182, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34182236222
2ndA601011715905
3rdA6113155110
4thA665110163012
5thA510394145112
6thA5779114110
7thA5145608511
8thA62588816
9thB5117546505
10thA664528316
11thA56507515
12thB5093455306
13thA635446006
14thA560374916
15thB5167334404
16thB5166323814
17thA6042303403
18thM56294210
19thA6104263514
20thA662223703

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 2005

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 1,976.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 2005

M1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 2005: 201.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years