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Manchester road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 723 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 2015, and 988 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 29% on 2014 (1,014), and casualties fell from 1,399.

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

Collisions in 2015
723
Down 29% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
988
Down 29% on 2014
Fatal collisions
11
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 2015

1.5% of collisions in Manchester in 2015 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious11616%
  • Slight59682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious12312%
  • Slight85486%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 723, down 29% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 723
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (16%)
  • Tuesday97 (13%)
  • Wednesday113 (16%)
  • Thursday109 (15%)
  • Friday93 (13%)
  • Saturday119 (16%)
  • Sunday78 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.7%)
  • February64 (8.9%)
  • March53 (7.3%)
  • April77 (11%)
  • May64 (8.9%)
  • June54 (7.5%)
  • July65 (9%)
  • August56 (7.7%)
  • September50 (6.9%)
  • October66 (9.1%)
  • November65 (9%)
  • December53 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight463 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit250 (35%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds582 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry510 (71%)
  • Wet or damp210 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph62 (8.6%)
  • 30 mph603 (83%)
  • 40 mph41 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway526 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway154 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant496 (50%)
  • Pedestrian197 (20%)
  • Cyclist125 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant41 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20106 (11%)
  • 21 to 25164 (17%)
  • 26 to 35257 (26%)
  • 36 to 45145 (15%)
  • 46 to 55113 (11%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.1%)
  • Over 7519 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider543 (55%)
  • Passenger248 (25%)
  • Pedestrian197 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car928 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle126 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle89 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car62 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)
  • Tram2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 47th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Manchester in 2015

Deansgate, Manchester, M2 3JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Manchester in 2015, with 61 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 2015

The A6010 had the most collisions in Manchester in 2015: 43, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6010435506
2ndA34425133
3rdA6354123
4thA665325401
5thA57284107
6thA664265105
7thA5103253717
8thA62213404
9thA56171703
10thA635141703
11thB5117141601
12thA5145111703
13thA6104101000
14thB5167101205
15thB639391522
16thA506781200
17thB51668802
18thA604271003
19thA6627802
20thB50937702

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 2015

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 632.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 2015

M40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 2015: 69.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years