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Trafford road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 922 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 1991, and 1,227 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1990 (961), and casualties rose from 1,209.

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

Collisions in 1991
922
Down 4% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,227
Up 1% on 1990
Fatal collisions
15
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 1991

1.6% of collisions in Trafford in 1991 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious9911%
  • Slight80888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious1068.6%
  • Slight1,10690%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 922, down 4% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (15%)
  • Tuesday159 (17%)
  • Wednesday117 (13%)
  • Thursday158 (17%)
  • Friday136 (15%)
  • Saturday129 (14%)
  • Sunday82 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59182 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59216 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (8.9%)
  • February67 (7.3%)
  • March65 (7%)
  • April78 (8.5%)
  • May73 (7.9%)
  • June86 (9.3%)
  • July74 (8%)
  • August81 (8.8%)
  • September78 (8.5%)
  • October79 (8.6%)
  • November86 (9.3%)
  • December73 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight694 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit208 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds729 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds153 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry548 (59%)
  • Wet or damp349 (38%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph789 (86%)
  • 40 mph59 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph24 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph40 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway701 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (17%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant727 (59%)
  • Pedestrian193 (16%)
  • Cyclist133 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant37 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1058 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1585 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20225 (18%)
  • 21 to 25175 (14%)
  • 26 to 35243 (20%)
  • 36 to 45150 (12%)
  • 46 to 55100 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6574 (6%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4%)
  • Over 7534 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider734 (60%)
  • Passenger300 (24%)
  • Pedestrian193 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,285 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle138 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle86 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 78th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 1991

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 1991: 196, including 4 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56196268421
2ndA6144577526
3rdM63395223
4thB5158314012
5thB5214293403
6thB5165213103
7thA538202302
8thB5166192501
9thB5213192300
10thA5067172402
11thA560162003
12thA5081131501
13thA5181131801
14thB5218131902
15thA5144122212
16thA5145101002
17thB5217101303
18thB51606800
19thB52115701
20thB51624802

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 1991

Sale had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 1991: 179.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 1991

M33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 1991: 198.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years