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Trafford road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 377 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2011, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2010 (412), and casualties fell from 569.

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

Collisions in 2011
377
Down 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
500
Down 12% on 2010
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2011

2.1% of collisions in Trafford in 2011 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious369.5%
  • Slight33388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious377.4%
  • Slight45591%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 377, down 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 377
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (10%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday70 (19%)
  • Thursday69 (18%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (10%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.6%)
  • February30 (8%)
  • March28 (7.4%)
  • April34 (9%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June30 (8%)
  • July30 (8%)
  • August24 (6.4%)
  • September26 (6.9%)
  • October36 (9.5%)
  • November34 (9%)
  • December38 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded32 (8.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (68%)
  • Wet or damp116 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph304 (81%)
  • 40 mph45 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (16%)
  • Roundabout45 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (60%)
  • Cyclist73 (15%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (5%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5%)
  • 16 to 2069 (14%)
  • 21 to 2570 (14%)
  • 26 to 3592 (18%)
  • 36 to 4584 (17%)
  • 46 to 5570 (14%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.2%)
  • Over 7517 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (63%)
  • Passenger113 (23%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (11%)
  • Motorcycle26 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 149th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2011

Stretford & Humphrey Park, Trafford, M32 0AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2011, with 33 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2011

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2011: 52, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56526535
2ndA6144233005
3rdA5081161901
4thA560152703
5thB5214151902
6thB5213121300
7thM60123101
8thB5211111700
9thA518191000
10thA501471101
11thA5387801
12thB51667701
13thA51446900
14thB52176601
15thA51455601
16thA5765500
17thB51585910
18thB52185600
19thB51653300
20thA50672200

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2011

Old Trafford had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2011: 88.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2011

M32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2011: 74.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2011, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years