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Manchester road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,832 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 2007, and 2,643 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2006 (2,019), and casualties fell from 2,844.

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

Collisions in 2007
1,832
Down 9% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
2,643
Down 7% on 2006
Fatal collisions
14
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 2007

0.8% of collisions in Manchester in 2007 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious1819.9%
  • Slight1,63789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.6%
  • Serious1927.3%
  • Slight2,43692%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 1,832, down 9% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday289 (16%)
  • Tuesday258 (14%)
  • Wednesday290 (16%)
  • Thursday279 (15%)
  • Friday278 (15%)
  • Saturday226 (12%)
  • Sunday212 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5995 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5944 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59198 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59219 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59302 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59487 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59323 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59164 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January167 (9.1%)
  • February104 (5.7%)
  • March157 (8.6%)
  • April151 (8.2%)
  • May154 (8.4%)
  • June161 (8.8%)
  • July141 (7.7%)
  • August150 (8.2%)
  • September166 (9.1%)
  • October165 (9%)
  • November170 (9.3%)
  • December146 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,243 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit545 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown39 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,401 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds276 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded61 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,210 (66%)
  • Wet or damp591 (32%)
  • Frost or ice26 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,635 (89%)
  • 40 mph121 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph24 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph48 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,326 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway325 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout34 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded80 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,576 (60%)
  • Pedestrian430 (16%)
  • Cyclist215 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant128 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant94 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant32 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (2%)
  • 6 to 1078 (3%)
  • 11 to 15154 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20348 (13%)
  • 21 to 25397 (15%)
  • 26 to 35662 (25%)
  • 36 to 45436 (16%)
  • 46 to 55262 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 65146 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7568 (2.6%)
  • Over 7538 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,389 (53%)
  • Passenger824 (31%)
  • Pedestrian430 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,554 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle218 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach132 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle128 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car118 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle50 (1.5%)
  • Minibus22 (0.7%)
  • Tram6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 5th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Manchester in 2007

Deansgate, Manchester, M2 3JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Manchester in 2007, with 138 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 2007

The A34 had the most collisions in Manchester in 2007: 123, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34123189111
2ndA6010112170010
3rdA68612905
4thA51037311106
5thA6656810216
6thA62609219
7thA57568517
8thA56486508
9thA664437411
10thA635406503
11thM56355403
12thA560344803
13thB5093344413
14thB5166335113
15thB5117303714
16thA5145294306
17thA576244402
18thA6104204412
19thB5167202801
20thB5217172202

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 2007

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 1,531.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 2007

M14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 2007: 180.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years