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Trafford road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 580 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2006, and 789 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2005 (559), and casualties rose from 756.

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

Collisions in 2006
580
Up 4% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
789
Up 4% on 2005
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2006

1.2% of collisions in Trafford in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight50888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious668.4%
  • Slight71691%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 580, up 4% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (13%)
  • Wednesday85 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (14%)
  • Friday111 (19%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.1%)
  • February38 (6.6%)
  • March35 (6%)
  • April36 (6.2%)
  • May47 (8.1%)
  • June50 (8.6%)
  • July63 (11%)
  • August47 (8.1%)
  • September58 (10%)
  • October62 (11%)
  • November52 (9%)
  • December45 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight436 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds453 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry409 (71%)
  • Wet or damp167 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph462 (80%)
  • 40 mph49 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph17 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph39 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (25%)
  • Roundabout39 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant507 (64%)
  • Cyclist88 (11%)
  • Pedestrian87 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20111 (14%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35175 (22%)
  • 36 to 45126 (16%)
  • 46 to 5578 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider496 (63%)
  • Passenger206 (26%)
  • Pedestrian87 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car840 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (8%)
  • Motorcycle48 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 104th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2006

Stretford & Humphrey Park, Trafford, M32 0AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2006, with 46 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2006

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2006: 92, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5692138111
2ndA6144395706
3rdM60395911
4thA5081253002
5thB5214182200
6thA5145171800
7thA560173300
8thB5213162001
9thA5014142100
10thB5158131503
11thB5166132001
12thA538112304
13thB5165111600
14thB5218111113
15thB521191302
16thB516071203
17thA51815602
18thA5765502
19thA50674500
20thB52174401

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2006

Old Trafford and Sale had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2006, with 101 each.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2006

M41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2006: 115.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2006, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years