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Manchester road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,707 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 2009, and 2,404 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2008 (1,756), and casualties fell from 2,428.

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

Collisions in 2009
1,707
Down 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
2,404
Down 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
13
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 2009

0.8% of collisions in Manchester in 2009 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious1629.5%
  • Slight1,53290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.5%
  • Serious1747.2%
  • Slight2,21792%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 1,707, down 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday242 (14%)
  • Tuesday292 (17%)
  • Wednesday265 (16%)
  • Thursday240 (14%)
  • Friday284 (17%)
  • Saturday217 (13%)
  • Sunday167 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5974 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5946 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59171 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59212 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59259 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59436 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59344 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59165 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January148 (8.7%)
  • February105 (6.2%)
  • March146 (8.6%)
  • April126 (7.4%)
  • May170 (10%)
  • June161 (9.4%)
  • July120 (7%)
  • August151 (8.8%)
  • September138 (8.1%)
  • October154 (9%)
  • November165 (9.7%)
  • December123 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,149 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit481 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown69 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,193 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds276 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded145 (8.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,152 (67%)
  • Wet or damp514 (30%)
  • Frost or ice23 (1.3%)
  • Snow16 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph54 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph1,512 (89%)
  • 40 mph83 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph25 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph31 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,250 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway295 (17%)
  • Roundabout67 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road64 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded31 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,367 (57%)
  • Pedestrian397 (17%)
  • Cyclist245 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant106 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant105 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant39 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 573 (3%)
  • 6 to 1072 (3%)
  • 11 to 15142 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20324 (13%)
  • 21 to 25388 (16%)
  • 26 to 35552 (23%)
  • 36 to 45387 (16%)
  • 46 to 55248 (10%)
  • 56 to 65124 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7552 (2.2%)
  • Over 7542 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,284 (53%)
  • Passenger723 (30%)
  • Pedestrian397 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,383 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle255 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car125 (4%)
  • Motorcycle114 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach110 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle32 (1%)
  • Minibus15 (0.5%)
  • Tram2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Manchester ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 4th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Manchester in 2009

Deansgate, Manchester, M2 3JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Manchester in 2009, with 158 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 2009

The A34 had the most collisions in Manchester in 2009: 110, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34110151012
2ndA51038511819
3rdA681116211
4thA60107410214
5thA665608705
6thA62568813
7thA57547206
8thA56497406
9thA664477902
10thB5117415503
11thA635344704
12thB5093333702
13thA57(M)273402
14thA560253602
15thA5145243102
16thB5167222604
17thA576182702
18thB6469182101
19thM60182913
20thB6178162012

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 2009

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 1,468.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 2009

M14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 2009: 155.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 2009, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Manchester road accidents in other years