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Manchester road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 714 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 2016, and 926 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2015 (723), and casualties fell from 988.

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

Collisions in 2016
714
Down 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
926
Down 6% on 2015
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 2016

1.3% of collisions in Manchester in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious12818%
  • Slight57781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious13715%
  • Slight77884%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 714, down 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 714
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (15%)
  • Tuesday119 (17%)
  • Wednesday107 (15%)
  • Thursday104 (15%)
  • Friday105 (15%)
  • Saturday99 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (9.9%)
  • February53 (7.4%)
  • March40 (5.6%)
  • April59 (8.3%)
  • May50 (7%)
  • June68 (9.5%)
  • July56 (7.8%)
  • August45 (6.3%)
  • September59 (8.3%)
  • October46 (6.4%)
  • November99 (14%)
  • December68 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight454 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds551 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry488 (68%)
  • Wet or damp224 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph72 (10%)
  • 30 mph583 (82%)
  • 40 mph35 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway540 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (45%)
  • Pedestrian205 (22%)
  • Cyclist141 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1046 (5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2080 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 25147 (16%)
  • 26 to 35226 (24%)
  • 36 to 45172 (19%)
  • 46 to 5588 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.6%)
  • Over 7519 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider509 (55%)
  • Passenger212 (23%)
  • Pedestrian205 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car896 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle145 (11%)
  • Motorcycle78 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car51 (4%)
  • Bus or coach43 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)
  • Tram2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 45th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Manchester in 2016

Deansgate, Manchester, M2 3JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Manchester in 2016, with 67 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 2016

The A5103 had the most collisions in Manchester in 2016: 39, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5103395312
2ndA343843110
3rdA6010263611
4thA6253405
5thA57233212
6thA664222316
7thA665222706
8thA5145161804
9thA62152101
10thB5117151607
11thA635141605
12thA56131903
13thB5093131302
14thA662101202
15thA56091201
16thB617891101
17thB639391202
18thB646991004
19thA57(M)81001
20thB516681301

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 2016

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 614.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 2016

M1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 2016: 72.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years