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Trafford road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 953 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 1987, and 1,193 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1986 (883), and casualties rose from 1,127.

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

Collisions in 1987
953
Up 8% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,193
Up 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
12
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 1987

1.3% of collisions in Trafford in 1987 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious889.2%
  • Slight85390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious947.9%
  • Slight1,08791%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 953, up 8% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday159 (17%)
  • Tuesday158 (17%)
  • Wednesday141 (15%)
  • Thursday141 (15%)
  • Friday146 (15%)
  • Saturday116 (12%)
  • Sunday92 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59240 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.3%)
  • February69 (7.2%)
  • March57 (6%)
  • April69 (7.2%)
  • May86 (9%)
  • June89 (9.3%)
  • July90 (9.4%)
  • August69 (7.2%)
  • September82 (8.6%)
  • October100 (10%)
  • November87 (9.1%)
  • December85 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight710 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit221 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds746 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry571 (60%)
  • Wet or damp361 (38%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph846 (89%)
  • 40 mph50 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph29 (3%)
  • 70 mph21 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway776 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (13%)
  • Roundabout23 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant566 (47%)
  • Pedestrian225 (19%)
  • Cyclist195 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (12%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1058 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1596 (8%)
  • 16 to 20225 (19%)
  • 21 to 25163 (14%)
  • 26 to 35215 (18%)
  • 36 to 45140 (12%)
  • 46 to 5592 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6581 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.8%)
  • Over 7533 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider706 (59%)
  • Passenger262 (22%)
  • Pedestrian225 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,192 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle196 (11%)
  • Motorcycle155 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach46 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.9%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Trafford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Trafford ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 73rd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 1987

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 1987: 161, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56161211422
2ndA6144647707
3rdA538384402
4thB5166313613
5thB5213303612
6thB5158293913
7thA560283203
8thA5067232602
9thA5145222710
10thB5214222301
11thA5081203001
12thB5165192402
13thA5181182411
14thM63172701
15thB5211141702
16thB52187900
17thB51606701
18thB51614501
19thB53574400
20thA51443400

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 1987

Sale had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 1987: 195.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 1987

M33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 1987: 203.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 1987, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years