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Manchester road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,133 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 2012, and 1,544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2011 (1,386), and casualties fell from 1,932.

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

Collisions in 2012
1,133
Down 18% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,544
Down 20% on 2011
Fatal collisions
12
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 2012

1.1% of collisions in Manchester in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious16915%
  • Slight95284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious18212%
  • Slight1,34987%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 1,133, down 18% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday168 (15%)
  • Tuesday149 (13%)
  • Wednesday163 (14%)
  • Thursday181 (16%)
  • Friday206 (18%)
  • Saturday146 (13%)
  • Sunday120 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5963 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59144 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59297 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59197 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (8.1%)
  • February85 (7.5%)
  • March103 (9.1%)
  • April84 (7.4%)
  • May96 (8.5%)
  • June74 (6.5%)
  • July82 (7.2%)
  • August91 (8%)
  • September114 (10%)
  • October114 (10%)
  • November96 (8.5%)
  • December102 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight754 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit340 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds806 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds220 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded55 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry715 (63%)
  • Wet or damp406 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph109 (9.6%)
  • 30 mph920 (81%)
  • 40 mph74 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph18 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway840 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway215 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout28 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant772 (50%)
  • Pedestrian304 (20%)
  • Cyclist200 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant67 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1057 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1582 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20162 (10%)
  • 21 to 25240 (16%)
  • 26 to 35366 (24%)
  • 36 to 45238 (15%)
  • 46 to 55185 (12%)
  • 56 to 65100 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7542 (2.7%)
  • Over 7522 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider826 (53%)
  • Passenger414 (27%)
  • Pedestrian304 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,438 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle208 (10%)
  • Motorcycle107 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car104 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach58 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle34 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.1%)
  • Minibus22 (1.1%)
  • Tram3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 12th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Manchester in 2012

Deansgate, Manchester, M2 3JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Manchester in 2012, with 96 collisions, 16 of them serious.

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 2012

The A34 had the most collisions in Manchester in 2012: 63, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA346385110
2ndA5103558708
3rdA665556528
4thA6537017
5thA6010506909
6thA62355602
7thA5145344205
8thB5093283501
9thA664273906
10thA56244315
11thA635242705
12thB5117222505
13thA572134010
14thB5167172201
15thA662152112
16thA57(M)142402
17thA5067131302
18thB6178132001
19thA560111501
20thB6180111403

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 2012

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 1,001.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 2012

M1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 2012: 94.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years