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Trafford road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 663 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2003, and 918 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2002 (766), and casualties fell from 1,049.

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

Collisions in 2003
663
Down 13% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
918
Down 12% on 2002
Fatal collisions
12
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2003

1.8% of collisions in Trafford in 2003 were fatal and 9% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious609%
  • Slight59189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious647%
  • Slight84292%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 663, down 13% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (16%)
  • Tuesday94 (14%)
  • Wednesday118 (18%)
  • Thursday101 (15%)
  • Friday107 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (11%)
  • Sunday65 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (10%)
  • February55 (8.3%)
  • March53 (8%)
  • April42 (6.3%)
  • May67 (10%)
  • June44 (6.6%)
  • July54 (8.1%)
  • August45 (6.8%)
  • September53 (8%)
  • October58 (8.7%)
  • November64 (9.7%)
  • December60 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight473 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds540 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry452 (68%)
  • Wet or damp197 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.8%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph546 (82%)
  • 40 mph71 (11%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph39 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway419 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway183 (28%)
  • Roundabout42 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant590 (64%)
  • Pedestrian105 (11%)
  • Cyclist79 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1561 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20125 (14%)
  • 21 to 25118 (13%)
  • 26 to 35208 (23%)
  • 36 to 45145 (16%)
  • 46 to 55104 (11%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.4%)
  • Over 7535 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider577 (63%)
  • Passenger236 (26%)
  • Pedestrian105 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car993 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle76 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 104th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2003

Gorse Hill & Cornbrook, Trafford, M16 0PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2003, with 48 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2003

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2003: 104, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5610415029
2ndM60406726
3rdA6144324512
4thA5081284321
5thA5067223002
6thB5214223501
7thB5213192601
8thA5181172201
9thB5166172300
10thB5165161701
11thB5211141702
12thB5158131804
13thA538101720
14thA560101311
15thB5164101601
16thA51457900
17thB52177902
18thB52187700
19thA50633400
20thA51443301

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2003

Old Trafford had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2003: 123.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2003

M33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2003: 130.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years