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Trafford road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2010, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2009 (482), and casualties fell from 621.

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

Collisions in 2010
412
Down 15% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
569
Down 8% on 2009
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2010

None of the collisions in Trafford in 2010 were fatal and 11% were serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4711%
  • Slight36589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious508.8%
  • Slight51991%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 412, down 15% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (17%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday78 (19%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.3%)
  • February38 (9.2%)
  • March40 (9.7%)
  • April45 (11%)
  • May31 (7.5%)
  • June25 (6.1%)
  • July38 (9.2%)
  • August31 (7.5%)
  • September38 (9.2%)
  • October34 (8.3%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December25 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (69%)
  • Wet or damp103 (25%)
  • Snow14 (3.4%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph332 (81%)
  • 40 mph44 (11%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph25 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (21%)
  • Roundabout52 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (65%)
  • Cyclist67 (12%)
  • Pedestrian66 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2081 (14%)
  • 21 to 2555 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35101 (18%)
  • 36 to 45104 (18%)
  • 46 to 5583 (15%)
  • 56 to 6551 (9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (63%)
  • Passenger144 (25%)
  • Pedestrian66 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car602 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle37 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 132nd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2010

Stretford & Humphrey Park, Trafford, M32 0AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2010, with 39 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2010

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2010: 63, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56638106
2ndA6144344508
3rdM60254701
4thB5214162001
5thA5081151900
6thA5145111902
7thA538101201
8thA56091602
9thB516591200
10thB521181001
11thB521381100
12thA501471200
13thB516671001
14thB51586602
15thB52176900
16thB52186900
17thA5764701
18thB52244900
19thA51442300
20thA51812200

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2010

Old Trafford had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2010: 87.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2010

M32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2010: 79.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2010.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years