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Trafford road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 559 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2005, and 756 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2004 (587), and casualties fell from 785.

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

Collisions in 2005
559
Down 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
756
Down 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2005

0.4% of collisions in Trafford in 2005 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious498.8%
  • Slight50891%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious496.5%
  • Slight70593%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 559, down 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (12%)
  • Tuesday81 (14%)
  • Wednesday87 (16%)
  • Thursday94 (17%)
  • Friday101 (18%)
  • Saturday77 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.9%)
  • February36 (6.4%)
  • March36 (6.4%)
  • April45 (8.1%)
  • May32 (5.7%)
  • June49 (8.8%)
  • July46 (8.2%)
  • August49 (8.8%)
  • September50 (8.9%)
  • October48 (8.6%)
  • November53 (9.5%)
  • December65 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight407 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds450 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry374 (67%)
  • Wet or damp175 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph466 (83%)
  • 40 mph51 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph33 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (24%)
  • Roundabout36 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant518 (69%)
  • Pedestrian96 (13%)
  • Cyclist68 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20103 (14%)
  • 21 to 25104 (14%)
  • 26 to 35121 (16%)
  • 36 to 45141 (19%)
  • 46 to 5597 (13%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.8%)
  • Over 7521 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider462 (61%)
  • Passenger198 (26%)
  • Pedestrian96 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car845 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle39 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 115th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2005

Gorse Hill & Cornbrook, Trafford, M16 0PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2005, with 40 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2005

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2005: 83, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA568312116
2ndM60426301
3rdA6144223004
4thA5081213002
5thA538202403
6thB5214202800
7thB5158141602
8thB5166132203
9thA560122003
10thB5218121201
11thA5067111500
12thB5211111700
13thB5213111901
14thB5165101502
15thA514591300
16thA518191400
17thA501481300
18thB51646700
19thB52175500
20thA5764400

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2005

Old Trafford had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2005: 106.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2005

M41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2005: 103.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years