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Manchester road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 712 road traffic collisions in Manchester in 2025, and 848 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 251 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2024 (720), and casualties fell from 892.

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

Collisions in 2025
712
Down 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
848
Down 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
10
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
251
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Manchester in 2025

1.4% of collisions in Manchester in 2025 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Manchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious25135%
  • Slight45163%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious27232%
  • Slight56667%

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,082 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 712, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 712
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (15%)
  • Tuesday109 (15%)
  • Wednesday127 (18%)
  • Thursday110 (15%)
  • Friday111 (16%)
  • Saturday86 (12%)
  • Sunday65 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8.4%)
  • February60 (8.4%)
  • March55 (7.7%)
  • April52 (7.3%)
  • May58 (8.1%)
  • June60 (8.4%)
  • July59 (8.3%)
  • August51 (7.2%)
  • September52 (7.3%)
  • October66 (9.3%)
  • November69 (9.7%)
  • December70 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight487 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit206 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds573 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other38 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry505 (71%)
  • Wet or damp174 (24%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph159 (22%)
  • 30 mph516 (72%)
  • 40 mph19 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway557 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout14 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Manchester in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (36%)
  • Pedestrian228 (27%)
  • Cyclist199 (23%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant40 (4.7%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Tram occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2085 (10%)
  • 21 to 2594 (11%)
  • 26 to 35188 (22%)
  • 36 to 45140 (17%)
  • 46 to 5585 (10%)
  • 56 to 6582 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded42 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider480 (57%)
  • Pedestrian228 (27%)
  • Passenger140 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car789 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle208 (17%)
  • Taxi or private hire car91 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle50 (4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (0.5%)
  • Tram5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Manchester in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Manchester had the 26th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Manchester in 2025

Deansgate, Manchester, M2 3JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Manchester in 2025, with 50 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Manchester with the most crashes in 2025

The A34 had the most collisions in Manchester in 2025: 40, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Manchester, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34404519
2ndA60103946018
3rdA5103222515
4thA6222613
5thA571922011
6thA665192108
7thB5093172106
8thA5145141605
9thB5117141805
10thA56121503
11thA664122015
12thA5067111101
13thA62111503
14thA57(M)91013
15thM5691102
16thM6091104
17thA56081103
18thA51847704
19thA60427803
20thA6356603

Towns in Manchester: crashes in 2025

Manchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 623.

Postcode districts in Manchester: crashes in 2025

M14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Manchester in 2025: 73.

Latest crashes in Manchester in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Manchester in 2025, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Manchester road accidents in other years