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Trafford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 29,674 road traffic collisions in Trafford from 1979 to 2025, and 39,129 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 380 were fatal and 3,535 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 188 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (190), and casualties fell from 241 to 235.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
29,674
96th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39,129
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
380
1.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
188
Down 1% on 2024

Crash severity in Trafford

1.3% of collisions in Trafford from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3801.3%
  • Serious3,53512%
  • Slight25,75987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3951%
  • Serious3,8829.9%
  • Slight34,85289%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. In 2025 there were 188, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 188
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025188235
2024190241
2023174226
2022205247
2021231290
2020161198
2019276355
2018256337
2017323402
2016195276
2015260367
2014301432
2013289403
2012315433
2011377500
2010412569
2009482621
2008511731
2007495719
2006580789
2005559756
2004587785
2003663918
20027661,049
20017871,075
20009371,355
19999541,345
19989371,272
19978941,253
19968731,184
19958751,154
19949401,220
19938661,148
19928711,140
19919221,227
19909611,209
19891,0121,302
19889621,240
19879531,193
19868831,127
19859081,150
19848331,007
19838831,108
19829531,188
19818741,082
19808821,120
19799181,151

When and where crashes happen in Trafford

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,197 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,504 (15%)
  • Wednesday4,495 (15%)
  • Thursday4,676 (16%)
  • Friday4,866 (16%)
  • Saturday3,996 (13%)
  • Sunday2,940 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59955 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59362 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,735 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,881 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595,356 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597,694 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,938 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,753 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,462 (8.3%)
  • February2,108 (7.1%)
  • March2,305 (7.8%)
  • April2,295 (7.7%)
  • May2,535 (8.5%)
  • June2,410 (8.1%)
  • July2,481 (8.4%)
  • August2,241 (7.6%)
  • September2,570 (8.7%)
  • October2,824 (9.5%)
  • November2,865 (9.7%)
  • December2,578 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight21,446 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,523 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown319 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting281 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit105 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds23,253 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,606 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds442 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds419 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds141 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist93 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds27 (0.1%)
  • Other332 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded361 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry18,678 (63%)
  • Wet or damp10,327 (35%)
  • Frost or ice459 (1.5%)
  • Snow133 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep20 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded45 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph139 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph24,773 (83%)
  • 40 mph2,145 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph254 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph752 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph1,603 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway21,652 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway5,433 (18%)
  • Roundabout1,436 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road604 (2%)
  • Not recorded549 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Trafford

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant21,992 (56%)
  • Pedestrian6,070 (16%)
  • Cyclist4,928 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist3,473 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant903 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant816 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant356 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)253 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant174 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant152 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5999 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 101,714 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 152,830 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 206,542 (17%)
  • 21 to 255,114 (13%)
  • 26 to 357,579 (19%)
  • 36 to 455,335 (14%)
  • 46 to 553,813 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 652,503 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 751,513 (3.9%)
  • Over 751,142 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded45 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider23,490 (60%)
  • Passenger9,569 (24%)
  • Pedestrian6,070 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car40,141 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle5,049 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle3,615 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,361 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,621 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach1,121 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car584 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle406 (0.7%)
  • Minibus240 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle20 (under 0.1%)
  • Other15 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Trafford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Trafford

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 Trafford ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 96th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
93rdSouth Gloucestershire31,00341,7096365,532
94thRochdale30,88641,4853884,058
95thCalderdale30,52141,9004735,244
96thTrafford (this area)29,67439,1293803,535
97thBarking and Dagenham29,56637,4232833,884
98thRichmond upon Thames29,30034,1082294,911
99thMerton29,17334,6802374,516

Accident hotspots in Trafford

Stretford & Humphrey Park, Trafford, M32 0AB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford, with 722 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford from 1979 to 2025: 4,942, including 80 fatal and 579 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA564,9426,71380579
2ndA61441,6802,33329262
3rdA5389141,16411104
4thB52148721,151794
5thM608401,391952
6thA50817681,0361185
7thB515876398414102
8thB5166714894387
9thB52137099091484
10thA560664964996
11thB5165648836684
12thM63606883744
13thA5067568774670
14thA5181522665755
15thB52114786691058
16thA5145423524852
17thB5218335425437
18thB5217283399133
19thA5144235313537
20thB5160212342733

Towns in Trafford

Sale had the most collisions of any town in Trafford from 1979 to 2025: 5,426.

Postcode districts in Trafford

M33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford from 1979 to 2025: 5,796.

Latest crashes in Trafford

Of the latest 24 crashes in Trafford, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

Severity