Skip to main content
CrashStats

Manchester road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 701 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 2022, and 868 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2021 (714), and casualties fell from 902.

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

Collisions in 2022
701
Down 2% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
868
Down 4% on 2021
Fatal collisions
13
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 2022

1.9% of collisions in Manchester in 2022 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious15222%
  • Slight53676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.7%
  • Serious16919%
  • Slight68479%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 2022 is highlighted, with 701, down 2% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 701
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (14%)
  • Tuesday104 (15%)
  • Wednesday100 (14%)
  • Thursday101 (14%)
  • Friday109 (16%)
  • Saturday103 (15%)
  • Sunday85 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (6.4%)
  • February52 (7.4%)
  • March63 (9%)
  • April60 (8.6%)
  • May75 (11%)
  • June53 (7.6%)
  • July58 (8.3%)
  • August66 (9.4%)
  • September64 (9.1%)
  • October54 (7.7%)
  • November56 (8%)
  • December55 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit208 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds569 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry504 (72%)
  • Wet or damp132 (19%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded59 (8.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph68 (9.7%)
  • 30 mph590 (84%)
  • 40 mph20 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (1%)
  • 70 mph16 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway523 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (1%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant427 (49%)
  • Pedestrian170 (20%)
  • Cyclist160 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user5 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2074 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 25108 (12%)
  • 26 to 35249 (29%)
  • 36 to 45127 (15%)
  • 46 to 55103 (12%)
  • 56 to 6577 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.1%)
  • Over 7511 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider532 (61%)
  • Pedestrian170 (20%)
  • Passenger166 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car921 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle167 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (5%)
  • Motorcycle41 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car40 (3%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)10 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 31st most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Manchester in 2022

Deansgate, Manchester, M2 3JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Manchester in 2022, with 57 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 2022

The A34 had the most collisions in Manchester in 2022: 44, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA344456112
2ndA6010404627
3rdA6283818
4thA6652533110
5thB5117212104
6thA5103192716
7thA56181904
8thA57162918
9thA664161903
10thM56162202
11thA62142003
12thA5145121202
13thA5067101103
14thA57691300
15thA6629901
16thB509391100
17thA63581011
18thB64697702
19thB516761001
20thA60425500

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 2022

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 592.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 2022

M14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 2022: 73.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years