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Trafford road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 908 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 1985, and 1,150 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1984 (833), and casualties rose from 1,007.

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

Collisions in 1985
908
Up 9% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,150
Up 14% on 1984
Fatal collisions
15
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 1985

1.7% of collisions in Trafford in 1985 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.7%
  • Serious15017%
  • Slight74382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious17215%
  • Slight96384%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 908, up 9% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (13%)
  • Tuesday111 (12%)
  • Wednesday122 (13%)
  • Thursday159 (18%)
  • Friday152 (17%)
  • Saturday155 (17%)
  • Sunday88 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59233 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (7.2%)
  • February58 (6.4%)
  • March69 (7.6%)
  • April61 (6.7%)
  • May66 (7.3%)
  • June80 (8.8%)
  • July78 (8.6%)
  • August71 (7.8%)
  • September87 (9.6%)
  • October90 (9.9%)
  • November103 (11%)
  • December80 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight628 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit267 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds727 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry540 (59%)
  • Wet or damp335 (37%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2.5%)
  • Snow10 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph792 (87%)
  • 40 mph42 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph24 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph40 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway736 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3%)
  • Roundabout22 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant532 (46%)
  • Pedestrian200 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist175 (15%)
  • Cyclist172 (15%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1076 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1597 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20251 (22%)
  • 21 to 25157 (14%)
  • 26 to 35158 (14%)
  • 36 to 45122 (11%)
  • 46 to 55102 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6586 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider652 (57%)
  • Passenger298 (26%)
  • Pedestrian200 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,106 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle175 (11%)
  • Motorcycle172 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Trafford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Trafford ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 83rd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 1985

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 1985: 150, including 4 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56150187429
2ndA61445786014
3rdA538394905
4thB5213344404
5thM63314201
6thB5166273817
7thA560243217
8thB5165212504
9thB5214212712
10thA5181172103
11thB5158172010
12thA5067161902
13thA5081141502
14thB5211111703
15thA5144101103
16thB5217101602
17thA51458902
18thB51607700
19thB52187811
20thM566702

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 1985

Sale had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 1985: 204.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 1985

M33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 1985: 214.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 1985, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years