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Trafford road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 954 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 1999, and 1,345 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1998 (937), and casualties rose from 1,272.

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

Collisions in 1999
954
Up 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,345
Up 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 1999

0.8% of collisions in Trafford in 1999 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious778.1%
  • Slight86991%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious826.1%
  • Slight1,25593%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 954, up 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (14%)
  • Tuesday155 (16%)
  • Wednesday159 (17%)
  • Thursday148 (16%)
  • Friday164 (17%)
  • Saturday103 (11%)
  • Sunday94 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59245 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59167 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (8.9%)
  • February71 (7.4%)
  • March70 (7.3%)
  • April70 (7.3%)
  • May84 (8.8%)
  • June63 (6.6%)
  • July85 (8.9%)
  • August56 (5.9%)
  • September90 (9.4%)
  • October82 (8.6%)
  • November95 (10%)
  • December103 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight710 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit229 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds752 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds158 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry576 (60%)
  • Wet or damp359 (38%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph760 (80%)
  • 40 mph72 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph27 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph92 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway590 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway274 (29%)
  • Roundabout58 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant924 (69%)
  • Pedestrian151 (11%)
  • Cyclist119 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1082 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1588 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20180 (13%)
  • 21 to 25142 (11%)
  • 26 to 35328 (24%)
  • 36 to 45209 (16%)
  • 46 to 55135 (10%)
  • 56 to 6586 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.2%)
  • Over 7524 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider811 (60%)
  • Passenger383 (28%)
  • Pedestrian151 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,474 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle53 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach36 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 78th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 1999

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 1999: 135, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5613520429
2ndM608213803
3rdA6144538104
4thA538324401
5thB5211284203
6thA5067243203
7thA5081242803
8thB5214243802
9thB5166222803
10thA5181192701
11thA560192600
12thB5158192412
13thB5165172612
14thB5213161801
15thA5145122000
16thA576101201
17thB5217102100
18thB516091201
19thB521881200
20thM567800

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 1999

Old Trafford had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 1999: 169.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 1999

M41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 1999: 171.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years