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Manchester road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 893 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 2019, and 1,209 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2018 (1,005), and casualties fell from 1,339.

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

Collisions in 2019
893
Down 11% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
1,209
Down 10% on 2018
Fatal collisions
13
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 2019

1.5% of collisions in Manchester in 2019 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious11012%
  • Slight77086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious12510%
  • Slight1,07189%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 893, down 11% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 893
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (12%)
  • Tuesday132 (15%)
  • Wednesday149 (17%)
  • Thursday143 (16%)
  • Friday133 (15%)
  • Saturday126 (14%)
  • Sunday103 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (8.7%)
  • February62 (6.9%)
  • March72 (8.1%)
  • April47 (5.3%)
  • May79 (8.8%)
  • June92 (10%)
  • July76 (8.5%)
  • August71 (8%)
  • September69 (7.7%)
  • October89 (10%)
  • November84 (9.4%)
  • December74 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight590 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit257 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (4.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds676 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds151 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other30 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry630 (71%)
  • Wet or damp261 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph79 (8.8%)
  • 30 mph724 (81%)
  • 40 mph49 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph28 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway693 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant686 (57%)
  • Pedestrian201 (17%)
  • Cyclist185 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant49 (4.1%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1033 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1557 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20103 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 25170 (14%)
  • 26 to 35354 (29%)
  • 36 to 45198 (16%)
  • 46 to 55153 (13%)
  • 56 to 6570 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.2%)
  • Over 7522 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider723 (60%)
  • Passenger285 (24%)
  • Pedestrian201 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,242 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle190 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car76 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle46 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.3%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Tram4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 20th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Manchester in 2019

Deansgate, Manchester, M2 3JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Manchester in 2019, with 64 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 2019

The A34 had the most collisions in Manchester in 2019: 52, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34526515
2ndA6010475705
3rdA5103385905
4thA665376404
5thA6324716
6thA56283304
7thA664263613
8thA62222714
9thB5117212107
10thM56213313
11thA5145202503
12thA57192404
13thA635162212
14thA560141900
15thA576141600
16thA57(M)111602
17thA6042111500
18thB6178111713
19thB509391202
20thB516791601

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 2019

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 761.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 2019

M8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 2019: 79.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 2019, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years