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Manchester road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,014 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 2014, and 1,399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2013, and casualties rose from 1,388.

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

Collisions in 2014
1,014
Level with 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,399
Up 1% on 2013
Fatal collisions
14
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 2014

1.4% of collisions in Manchester in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious14514%
  • Slight85584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.1%
  • Serious15411%
  • Slight1,23088%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 1,014, level with 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 1,014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (15%)
  • Tuesday140 (14%)
  • Wednesday163 (16%)
  • Thursday138 (14%)
  • Friday173 (17%)
  • Saturday149 (15%)
  • Sunday101 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59152 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59273 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59200 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (8.9%)
  • February79 (7.8%)
  • March80 (7.9%)
  • April74 (7.3%)
  • May92 (9.1%)
  • June95 (9.4%)
  • July73 (7.2%)
  • August73 (7.2%)
  • September93 (9.2%)
  • October109 (11%)
  • November86 (8.5%)
  • December70 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight693 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit298 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds786 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds167 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry666 (66%)
  • Wet or damp344 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph84 (8.3%)
  • 30 mph845 (83%)
  • 40 mph58 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway768 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway170 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout28 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant681 (49%)
  • Pedestrian292 (21%)
  • Cyclist182 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant55 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1069 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1571 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20123 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 25181 (13%)
  • 26 to 35373 (27%)
  • 36 to 45226 (16%)
  • 46 to 55160 (11%)
  • 56 to 6581 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (2.4%)
  • Over 7538 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider764 (55%)
  • Passenger343 (25%)
  • Pedestrian292 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,274 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle186 (10%)
  • Motorcycle113 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car94 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach53 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Tram2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Manchester ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 18th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Manchester in 2014

Deansgate, Manchester, M2 3JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Manchester in 2014, with 84 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 2014

The A6010 had the most collisions in Manchester in 2014: 59, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6010598729
2ndA34547205
3rdA5103549217
4thA6654662010
5thA56425418
6thA6364108
7thA664293912
8thB5117293703
9thA62273502
10thA5145263207
11thA57243700
12thA635172102
13thA576152901
14thA6104142001
15thB5093142204
16thA560131403
17thB5167121304
18thA662101710
19thA506791100
20thA57(M)91300

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 2014

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 891.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 2014

M14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 2014: 102.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 2014, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years