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Trafford road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 587 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2004, and 785 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2003 (663), and casualties fell from 918.

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

Collisions in 2004
587
Down 11% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
785
Down 14% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2004

1% of collisions in Trafford in 2004 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious589.9%
  • Slight52389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious658.3%
  • Slight71491%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 587, down 11% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (12%)
  • Tuesday90 (15%)
  • Wednesday87 (15%)
  • Thursday94 (16%)
  • Friday106 (18%)
  • Saturday82 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.7%)
  • February53 (9%)
  • March46 (7.8%)
  • April44 (7.5%)
  • May35 (6%)
  • June45 (7.7%)
  • July47 (8%)
  • August44 (7.5%)
  • September64 (11%)
  • October57 (9.7%)
  • November54 (9.2%)
  • December47 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight401 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds432 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (62%)
  • Wet or damp213 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph487 (83%)
  • 40 mph53 (9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph41 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (23%)
  • Roundabout44 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded36 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant508 (65%)
  • Pedestrian110 (14%)
  • Cyclist57 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20122 (16%)
  • 21 to 2597 (12%)
  • 26 to 35159 (20%)
  • 36 to 45126 (16%)
  • 46 to 5583 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.3%)
  • Over 7529 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider476 (61%)
  • Passenger199 (25%)
  • Pedestrian110 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car861 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle41 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle28 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 121st most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2004

Gorse Hill & Cornbrook, Trafford, M16 0PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2004, with 54 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2004

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2004: 94, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA569413519
2ndM60415401
3rdB5214233301
4thA6144(M)222803
5thA560182602
6thB5213172204
7thA5067162303
8thB5158142011
9thA5181131900
10thA5081121801
11thA538121401
12thB5166111201
13thB5211111302
14thB52187801
15thA51456700
16thA61446902
17thB516061413
18thB51616700
19thB51656802
20thA51445600

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2004

Old Trafford had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2004: 118.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2004

M41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2004: 120.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years