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Trafford road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 937 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 1998, and 1,272 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1997 (894), and casualties rose from 1,253.

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

Collisions in 1998
937
Up 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,272
Up 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
6.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 1998

0.5% of collisions in Trafford in 1998 were fatal and 6.1% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious576.1%
  • Slight87593%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious645%
  • Slight1,20395%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 937, up 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (16%)
  • Tuesday142 (15%)
  • Wednesday139 (15%)
  • Thursday140 (15%)
  • Friday151 (16%)
  • Saturday114 (12%)
  • Sunday101 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59179 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59234 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (9.4%)
  • February64 (6.8%)
  • March65 (6.9%)
  • April73 (7.8%)
  • May64 (6.8%)
  • June82 (8.8%)
  • July69 (7.4%)
  • August80 (8.5%)
  • September81 (8.6%)
  • October111 (12%)
  • November85 (9.1%)
  • December75 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight699 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit230 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds722 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds175 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry556 (59%)
  • Wet or damp370 (39%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph742 (79%)
  • 40 mph66 (7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph29 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph96 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway617 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway243 (26%)
  • Roundabout54 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant885 (70%)
  • Pedestrian152 (12%)
  • Cyclist108 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.4%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1062 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1572 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20162 (13%)
  • 21 to 25197 (15%)
  • 26 to 35315 (25%)
  • 36 to 45183 (14%)
  • 46 to 55104 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6583 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7535 (2.8%)
  • Over 7530 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider783 (62%)
  • Passenger337 (26%)
  • Pedestrian152 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,458 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2%)
  • Motorcycle34 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 81st most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 1998

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 1998: 157, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5615722516
2ndM60578901
3rdA6144517416
4thB5214355005
5thA5081283613
6thA538263402
7thB5158263713
8thB5211264100
9thA5067212902
10thB5166212503
11thB5213202602
12thB5165182504
13thA5181161900
14thA560142400
15thM63142210
16thA5145101702
17thM56101101
18thM62101100
19thB521791000
20thB521891101

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 1998

Sale had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 1998: 181.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 1998

M33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 1998: 193.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 1998, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Trafford road accidents in other years