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Manchester road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 552 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 2020, and 735 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 38% on 2019 (893), and casualties fell from 1,209.

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

Collisions in 2020
552
Down 38% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
735
Down 39% on 2019
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 2020

2% of collisions in Manchester in 2020 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious8716%
  • Slight45482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious9913%
  • Slight62585%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 552, down 38% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 552
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (17%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday86 (16%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday80 (14%)
  • Saturday82 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (12%)
  • February60 (11%)
  • March41 (7.4%)
  • April26 (4.7%)
  • May35 (6.3%)
  • June41 (7.4%)
  • July48 (8.7%)
  • August34 (6.2%)
  • September48 (8.7%)
  • October59 (11%)
  • November51 (9.2%)
  • December43 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds423 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry374 (68%)
  • Wet or damp173 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph41 (7.4%)
  • 30 mph463 (84%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway432 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant432 (59%)
  • Pedestrian110 (15%)
  • Cyclist108 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2055 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 2579 (11%)
  • 26 to 35214 (29%)
  • 36 to 45134 (18%)
  • 46 to 5579 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3%)
  • Over 7512 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider465 (63%)
  • Passenger160 (22%)
  • Pedestrian110 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car806 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle112 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle35 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Tram1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 38th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
38th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Manchester in 2020

Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 9JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Manchester in 2020, with 27 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 2020

The A34 and A6 had the most collisions in Manchester in 2020, with 28 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34283723
2ndA6283204
3rdA6010273704
4thA665233506
5thA5103172400
6thA664141904
7thA57121512
8thA62121413
9thB5093121311
10thA5145111201
11thM56112513
12thA6104101300
13thA635101303
14thA56091201
15thB51179901
16thA50678801
17thA57(M)81002
18thB51678802
19thA567900
20thA6626700

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 2020

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 467.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 2020

M14 and M40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 2020, with 52 each.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years