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Trafford road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 787 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2001, and 1,075 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2000 (937), and casualties fell from 1,355.

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

Collisions in 2001
787
Down 16% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,075
Down 21% on 2000
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
5.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2001

1.3% of collisions in Trafford in 2001 were fatal and 5.8% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious465.8%
  • Slight73193%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious534.9%
  • Slight1,01294%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 787, down 16% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (12%)
  • Tuesday117 (15%)
  • Wednesday125 (16%)
  • Thursday126 (16%)
  • Friday133 (17%)
  • Saturday104 (13%)
  • Sunday84 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59195 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59143 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (9%)
  • February58 (7.4%)
  • March59 (7.5%)
  • April54 (6.9%)
  • May65 (8.3%)
  • June70 (8.9%)
  • July39 (5%)
  • August66 (8.4%)
  • September67 (8.5%)
  • October73 (9.3%)
  • November83 (11%)
  • December82 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight575 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit204 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds618 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry472 (60%)
  • Wet or damp294 (37%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph633 (80%)
  • 40 mph81 (10%)
  • 60 mph15 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph58 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway490 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway229 (29%)
  • Roundabout44 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant733 (68%)
  • Pedestrian125 (12%)
  • Cyclist86 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (4%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1568 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20151 (14%)
  • 21 to 25120 (11%)
  • 26 to 35253 (24%)
  • 36 to 45186 (17%)
  • 46 to 55120 (11%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.4%)
  • Over 7532 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider655 (61%)
  • Passenger295 (27%)
  • Pedestrian125 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,197 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle52 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach46 (3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Trafford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Trafford ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 94th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2001

Stretford & Humphrey Park, Trafford, M32 0AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2001, with 68 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2001

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2001: 120, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5612016506
2ndM60537904
3rdA6144436914
4thA5081344901
5thB5214284002
6thA5067223111
7thB5211213002
8thA5145202602
9thA560193710
10thA5181182112
11thB5166172012
12thA538152101
13thB5165151601
14thB5158141901
15thB5213122200
16thB521781300
17thB52188801
18thB53978901
19thA5764402
20thA50633500

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2001

Old Trafford and Sale had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2001, with 140 each.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2001

M32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2001: 159.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years