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Trafford road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,012 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 1989, and 1,302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (962), and casualties rose from 1,240.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,012
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,302
Up 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 1989

1.3% of collisions in Trafford in 1989 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious12412%
  • Slight87586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious13811%
  • Slight1,15188%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,012, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (13%)
  • Tuesday135 (13%)
  • Wednesday161 (16%)
  • Thursday184 (18%)
  • Friday162 (16%)
  • Saturday144 (14%)
  • Sunday97 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59139 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59171 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59236 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59195 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (8.4%)
  • February79 (7.8%)
  • March85 (8.4%)
  • April66 (6.5%)
  • May80 (7.9%)
  • June81 (8%)
  • July82 (8.1%)
  • August95 (9.4%)
  • September83 (8.2%)
  • October97 (9.6%)
  • November103 (10%)
  • December76 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight756 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit239 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds813 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds161 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry639 (63%)
  • Wet or damp354 (35%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph868 (86%)
  • 40 mph56 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph24 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph32 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph32 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway817 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (13%)
  • Roundabout31 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant644 (49%)
  • Pedestrian238 (18%)
  • Cyclist182 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3%)
  • 6 to 1067 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 15104 (8%)
  • 16 to 20245 (19%)
  • 21 to 25203 (16%)
  • 26 to 35214 (16%)
  • 36 to 45147 (11%)
  • 46 to 55105 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6581 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7553 (4.1%)
  • Over 7544 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider760 (58%)
  • Passenger304 (23%)
  • Pedestrian238 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,297 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle187 (10%)
  • Motorcycle147 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach44 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Trafford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Trafford ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 75th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 1989

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 1989: 180, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56180245416
2ndA6144638708
3rdA538424803
4thB5166384706
5thM63365301
6thB5158324718
7thA5181293815
8thB5214262901
9thB5213253104
10thB5165242823
11thA5081202403
12thB5211182403
13thA5067171803
14thA560162602
15thA5145151802
16thB521891101
17thA514481102
18thB516081100
19thB51628801
20thB539771110

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 1989

Sale had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 1989: 192.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 1989

M33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 1989: 201.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 1989, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Trafford road accidents in other years