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Trafford road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 495 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2007, and 719 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2006 (580), and casualties fell from 789.

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

Collisions in 2007
495
Down 15% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
719
Down 9% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2007

1.6% of collisions in Trafford in 2007 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious448.9%
  • Slight44389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious486.7%
  • Slight66292%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 495, down 15% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday83 (17%)
  • Wednesday81 (16%)
  • Thursday61 (12%)
  • Friday66 (13%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.9%)
  • February34 (6.9%)
  • March44 (8.9%)
  • April43 (8.7%)
  • May47 (9.5%)
  • June40 (8.1%)
  • July34 (6.9%)
  • August41 (8.3%)
  • September48 (9.7%)
  • October43 (8.7%)
  • November49 (9.9%)
  • December38 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds399 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry355 (72%)
  • Wet or damp133 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph383 (77%)
  • 40 mph38 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph12 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph54 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (24%)
  • Roundabout38 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (62%)
  • Cyclist82 (11%)
  • Pedestrian82 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20118 (16%)
  • 21 to 2595 (13%)
  • 26 to 35147 (20%)
  • 36 to 45120 (17%)
  • 46 to 5577 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.2%)
  • Over 7527 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (61%)
  • Passenger202 (28%)
  • Pedestrian82 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car715 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle33 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Trafford ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 126th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2007

Stretford & Humphrey Park, Trafford, M32 0AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2007, with 44 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2007

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2007: 79, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA567912326
2ndM60529203
3rdA6144264303
4thA5014172602
5thB5214151900
6thA5081142001
7thA560122001
8thB5213121510
9thA538111200
10thB5165101501
11thB5211101901
12thB515891002
13thA514581101
14thB516681003
15thA51817701
16thA5767700
17thA506751210
18thA51445801
19thB51603500
20thB52183401

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2007

Sale had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2007: 81.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2007

M41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2007: 108.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2007, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years