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Trafford road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 918 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 1979, and 1,151 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 29,674 collisions in Trafford.

Collisions in 1979
918
Casualties in 1979
1,151
Fatal collisions
20
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 1979

2.2% of collisions in Trafford in 1979 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.2%
  • Serious13014%
  • Slight76884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.9%
  • Serious15013%
  • Slight97985%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 918.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (14%)
  • Tuesday135 (15%)
  • Wednesday128 (14%)
  • Thursday134 (15%)
  • Friday166 (18%)
  • Saturday133 (14%)
  • Sunday90 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59251 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59124 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (6%)
  • February54 (5.9%)
  • March83 (9%)
  • April79 (8.6%)
  • May77 (8.4%)
  • June73 (8%)
  • July78 (8.5%)
  • August66 (7.2%)
  • September81 (8.8%)
  • October99 (11%)
  • November91 (9.9%)
  • December82 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight614 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit291 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds690 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry553 (60%)
  • Wet or damp320 (35%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.9%)
  • Snow17 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph801 (87%)
  • 40 mph56 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph33 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway752 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (12%)
  • Roundabout28 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (36%)
  • Pedestrian252 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist251 (22%)
  • Cyclist155 (13%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (3%)
  • 6 to 1058 (5%)
  • 11 to 15120 (10%)
  • 16 to 20302 (26%)
  • 21 to 25122 (11%)
  • 26 to 35165 (14%)
  • 36 to 4588 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5591 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6589 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7555 (4.8%)
  • Over 7526 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider655 (57%)
  • Pedestrian252 (22%)
  • Passenger244 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car937 (60%)
  • Motorcycle263 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle161 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach44 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Trafford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Trafford ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 90th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
90th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 1979

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 1979: 142, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56142176221
2ndA6144404907
3rdB5158334014
4thB5166313405
5thB5214304216
6thA538293804
7thA560293503
8thB5213283405
9thM63243213
10thA5081233303
11thB5165232912
12thA5067192002
13thB5215121602
14thB5217122002
15thB5211101230
16thB5311101203
17thA51458812
18thA51818901
19thA514471003
20thB51617811

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 1979

Sale had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 1979: 189.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 1979

M33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 1979: 199.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 1979, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years