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Trafford road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 511 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2008, and 731 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2007 (495), and casualties rose from 719.

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

Collisions in 2008
511
Up 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
731
Up 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2008

1% of collisions in Trafford in 2008 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious458.8%
  • Slight46190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious496.7%
  • Slight67793%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 511, up 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (16%)
  • Tuesday80 (16%)
  • Wednesday83 (16%)
  • Thursday90 (18%)
  • Friday74 (14%)
  • Saturday53 (10%)
  • Sunday50 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8%)
  • February33 (6.5%)
  • March45 (8.8%)
  • April46 (9%)
  • May44 (8.6%)
  • June40 (7.8%)
  • July46 (9%)
  • August36 (7%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October44 (8.6%)
  • November49 (9.6%)
  • December36 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight380 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (65%)
  • Wet or damp176 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph408 (80%)
  • 40 mph51 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph12 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph33 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (23%)
  • Roundabout46 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (62%)
  • Cyclist97 (13%)
  • Pedestrian96 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3.7%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20115 (16%)
  • 21 to 2594 (13%)
  • 26 to 35141 (19%)
  • 36 to 45129 (18%)
  • 46 to 5583 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.8%)
  • Over 7524 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider436 (60%)
  • Passenger199 (27%)
  • Pedestrian96 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car726 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle24 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 113th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2008

Stretford & Humphrey Park, Trafford, M32 0AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2008, with 43 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2008

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2008: 89, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5689120010
2ndM60346012
3rdA6144325405
4thA5081193000
5thB5165192904
6thB5214193210
7thA5014152101
8thB5211142002
9thA560121600
10thB5158122101
11thA5181111401
12thB521391202
13thB521892501
14thA51458921
15thB516681101
16thA53871000
17thB52176600
18thA50675701
19thA51445901
20thB51625501

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2008

Old Trafford had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2008: 108.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2008

M32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2008: 98.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years