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Manchester road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,386 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 2011, and 1,932 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2010 (1,425), and casualties fell from 1,962.

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

Collisions in 2011
1,386
Down 3% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,932
Down 2% on 2010
Fatal collisions
16
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 2011

1.2% of collisions in Manchester in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.2%
  • Serious15411%
  • Slight1,21688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.8%
  • Serious1588.2%
  • Slight1,75891%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 2011 is highlighted, with 1,386, down 3% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday220 (16%)
  • Tuesday207 (15%)
  • Wednesday185 (13%)
  • Thursday200 (14%)
  • Friday247 (18%)
  • Saturday175 (13%)
  • Sunday152 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5969 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59149 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59159 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59246 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59374 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59225 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59131 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (7.1%)
  • February114 (8.2%)
  • March112 (8.1%)
  • April137 (9.9%)
  • May122 (8.8%)
  • June96 (6.9%)
  • July128 (9.2%)
  • August97 (7%)
  • September105 (7.6%)
  • October151 (11%)
  • November110 (7.9%)
  • December116 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight970 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit372 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,026 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds199 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded98 (7.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry981 (71%)
  • Wet or damp397 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph80 (5.8%)
  • 30 mph1,192 (86%)
  • 40 mph68 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph24 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph22 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,059 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway218 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout32 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,013 (52%)
  • Pedestrian353 (18%)
  • Cyclist283 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant82 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant28 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1089 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 15119 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20220 (11%)
  • 21 to 25309 (16%)
  • 26 to 35463 (24%)
  • 36 to 45317 (16%)
  • 46 to 55200 (10%)
  • 56 to 6586 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7545 (2.3%)
  • Over 7536 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,032 (53%)
  • Passenger547 (28%)
  • Pedestrian353 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,813 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle285 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car116 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle95 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach85 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle36 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.3%)
  • Minibus12 (0.5%)
  • Tram6 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 5th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Manchester in 2011

Deansgate, Manchester, M2 3JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Manchester in 2011, with 117 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 2011

The A6010 had the most collisions in Manchester in 2011: 87, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60108712609
2ndA6829909
3rdA34758846
4thA665568608
5thA5103496116
6thA664436236
7thA56374405
8thA57356011
9thA5145343702
10thB5117344504
11thA62335101
12thA635263606
13thB5093253604
14thA57(M)202803
15thB5166162101
16thB6469151703
17thA560141901
18thM56142403
19thA576132904
20thB5167121501

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 2011

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 1,194.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 2011

M14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 2011: 142.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 2011, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years