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Trafford road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2009, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2008 (511), and casualties fell from 731.

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

Collisions in 2009
482
Down 6% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
621
Down 15% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2009

1% of collisions in Trafford in 2009 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious459.3%
  • Slight43290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious467.4%
  • Slight56992%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 482, down 6% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 482
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday83 (17%)
  • Wednesday69 (14%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday83 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.3%)
  • February34 (7.1%)
  • March50 (10%)
  • April42 (8.7%)
  • May49 (10%)
  • June46 (9.5%)
  • July36 (7.5%)
  • August37 (7.7%)
  • September36 (7.5%)
  • October40 (8.3%)
  • November44 (9.1%)
  • December33 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded32 (6.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry336 (70%)
  • Wet or damp136 (28%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph394 (82%)
  • 40 mph49 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph23 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (18%)
  • Roundabout57 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (60%)
  • Cyclist98 (16%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6%)
  • 16 to 2097 (16%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 35119 (19%)
  • 36 to 4599 (16%)
  • 46 to 5582 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.2%)
  • Over 7523 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider410 (66%)
  • Passenger133 (21%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car675 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (11%)
  • Motorcycle36 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Trafford ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 112th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2009

Stretford & Humphrey Park, Trafford, M32 0AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2009, with 42 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2009

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2009: 83, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA568311008
2ndA6144314103
3rdM60264013
4thB5214212602
5thA5014142112
6thA5181131601
7thB5218121400
8thA5081111200
9thB5165101401
10thB5166101500
11thB5211101600
12thA53891200
13thA56081001
14thA51457801
15thB51587701
16thB52136710
17thB52176600
18thA5765700
19thA50634500
20thA50674602

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2009

Old Trafford had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2009: 101.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2009

M32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2009: 106.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2009, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years