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Trafford road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 874 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 1981, and 1,082 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1980 (882), and casualties fell from 1,120.

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

Collisions in 1981
874
Down 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,082
Down 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 1981

1.1% of collisions in Trafford in 1981 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious15918%
  • Slight70581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious18117%
  • Slight89182%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 874, down 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (15%)
  • Tuesday138 (16%)
  • Wednesday138 (16%)
  • Thursday125 (14%)
  • Friday130 (15%)
  • Saturday126 (14%)
  • Sunday90 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59264 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7%)
  • February63 (7.2%)
  • March81 (9.3%)
  • April71 (8.1%)
  • May76 (8.7%)
  • June57 (6.5%)
  • July86 (9.8%)
  • August69 (7.9%)
  • September75 (8.6%)
  • October89 (10%)
  • November81 (9.3%)
  • December65 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight609 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit248 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds682 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry509 (58%)
  • Wet or damp325 (37%)
  • Frost or ice26 (3%)
  • Snow12 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph764 (87%)
  • 40 mph48 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (1%)
  • 60 mph25 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph26 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway723 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (14%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant439 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist217 (20%)
  • Pedestrian212 (20%)
  • Cyclist148 (14%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1054 (5%)
  • 11 to 1598 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20296 (27%)
  • 21 to 25131 (12%)
  • 26 to 35158 (15%)
  • 36 to 4580 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5584 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6578 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3%)
  • Over 7530 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider626 (58%)
  • Passenger244 (23%)
  • Pedestrian212 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car945 (63%)
  • Motorcycle232 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle157 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3%)
  • Bus or coach37 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Trafford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Trafford ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 91st most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
91st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 1981

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 1981: 149, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56149191126
2ndA6144475428
3rdA5067243305
4thB5213242803
5thM63232404
6thB5214223113
7thA560213204
8thB5165212715
9thA538191903
10thB5158182202
11thA5081131504
12thB5166111802
13thA5144101000
14thB5211101412
15thB516091304
16thB53579902
17thA51818910
18thB521781002
19thA514571000
20thB51645501

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 1981

Sale had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 1981: 185.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 1981

M33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 1981: 190.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years