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Manchester road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,005 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 2018, and 1,339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2017 (1,054), and casualties fell from 1,379.

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

Collisions in 2018
1,005
Down 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
1,339
Down 3% on 2017
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 2018

1% of collisions in Manchester in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious16316%
  • Slight83283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious17813%
  • Slight1,15186%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 1,005, down 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 1,005
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday171 (17%)
  • Tuesday162 (16%)
  • Wednesday143 (14%)
  • Thursday132 (13%)
  • Friday153 (15%)
  • Saturday134 (13%)
  • Sunday110 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59135 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59256 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59186 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (9.3%)
  • February79 (7.9%)
  • March81 (8.1%)
  • April68 (6.8%)
  • May127 (13%)
  • June80 (8%)
  • July97 (9.7%)
  • August74 (7.4%)
  • September83 (8.3%)
  • October80 (8%)
  • November71 (7.1%)
  • December72 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight678 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit269 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown41 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds791 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded54 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry785 (78%)
  • Wet or damp211 (21%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph90 (9%)
  • 30 mph825 (82%)
  • 40 mph59 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph17 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway777 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant708 (53%)
  • Pedestrian232 (17%)
  • Cyclist198 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant51 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1055 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1574 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20121 (9%)
  • 21 to 25169 (13%)
  • 26 to 35362 (27%)
  • 36 to 45223 (17%)
  • 46 to 55157 (12%)
  • 56 to 6582 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (2.5%)
  • Over 7524 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider780 (58%)
  • Passenger327 (24%)
  • Pedestrian232 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,353 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle202 (11%)
  • Motorcycle98 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car78 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach32 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.2%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 9th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Manchester in 2018

Deansgate, Manchester, M2 3JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Manchester in 2018, with 64 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 2018

The A6010 had the most collisions in Manchester in 2018: 56, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6010568108
2ndA34486208
3rdA64775110
4thA665466506
5thA5103425615
6thA57253112
7thA664233208
8thA56222512
9thA635223307
10thA62192711
11thB5093192302
12thB5117172014
13thA662162114
14thA5145152105
15thM56132603
16thA5067121702
17thB5167121303
18thA576111605
19thA57(M)91100
20thA56081301

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 2018

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 865.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 2018

M14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 2018: 107.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 2018, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years