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Manchester road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,054 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 2017, and 1,379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were up 48% on 2016 (714), and casualties rose from 926.

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

Collisions in 2017
1,054
Up 48% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,379
Up 49% on 2016
Fatal collisions
10
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 2017

0.9% of collisions in Manchester in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious16816%
  • Slight87683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious17913%
  • Slight1,19086%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 1,054, up 48% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 1,054
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (13%)
  • Tuesday163 (15%)
  • Wednesday169 (16%)
  • Thursday173 (16%)
  • Friday157 (15%)
  • Saturday130 (12%)
  • Sunday129 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59285 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59167 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (6.5%)
  • February100 (9.5%)
  • March85 (8.1%)
  • April67 (6.4%)
  • May81 (7.7%)
  • June88 (8.3%)
  • July92 (8.7%)
  • August65 (6.2%)
  • September106 (10%)
  • October101 (9.6%)
  • November111 (11%)
  • December89 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight713 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit291 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown45 (4.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds785 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds158 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded62 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry732 (69%)
  • Wet or damp307 (29%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph100 (9.5%)
  • 30 mph863 (82%)
  • 40 mph61 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph17 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway803 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway186 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant702 (51%)
  • Pedestrian231 (17%)
  • Cyclist210 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant72 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Tram occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1047 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1568 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20112 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 25195 (14%)
  • 26 to 35383 (28%)
  • 36 to 45218 (16%)
  • 46 to 55174 (13%)
  • 56 to 6595 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (2.7%)
  • Over 7517 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider844 (61%)
  • Passenger304 (22%)
  • Pedestrian231 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,440 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle212 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car120 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle112 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Tram4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 12th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Manchester in 2017

Deansgate, Manchester, M2 3JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Manchester in 2017, with 81 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 2017

The A6010 had the most collisions in Manchester in 2017: 61, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6010618806
2ndA34597208
3rdA6655482110
4thA6446117
5thA5103435508
6thA62344713
7thA664324705
8thA56263104
9thA57232817
10thA635213105
11thB5117202007
12thA5145171803
13thB5093161705
14thB5167162204
15thA560152202
16thB6469151602
17thM56132101
18thA662121903
19thB6180111201
20thA6042101300

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 2017

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 919.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 2017

M14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 2017: 96.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 2017, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years