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Trafford road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2012, and 433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2011 (377), and casualties fell from 500.

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

Collisions in 2012
315
Down 16% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
433
Down 13% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2012

1% of collisions in Trafford in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4715%
  • Slight26584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4811%
  • Slight38288%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 315, down 16% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 315
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (20%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (18%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (9.8%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (12%)
  • February19 (6%)
  • March25 (7.9%)
  • April23 (7.3%)
  • May44 (14%)
  • June13 (4.1%)
  • July30 (9.5%)
  • August23 (7.3%)
  • September24 (7.6%)
  • October27 (8.6%)
  • November25 (7.9%)
  • December25 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded21 (6.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (65%)
  • Wet or damp103 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph244 (77%)
  • 40 mph39 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (20%)
  • Roundabout29 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (56%)
  • Cyclist66 (15%)
  • Pedestrian63 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2052 (12%)
  • 21 to 2560 (14%)
  • 26 to 3598 (23%)
  • 36 to 4570 (16%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (63%)
  • Passenger96 (22%)
  • Pedestrian63 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (11%)
  • Motorcycle34 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 2012.

Collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2012

Gorse Hill & Cornbrook, Trafford, M16 0PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2012, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2012

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2012: 54, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA565468014
2ndA6144202814
3rdA5081162002
4thM60162700
5thB5166111303
6thA538101801
7thB5214101401
8thA51816700
9thB51656701
10thA5605700
11thB52115601
12thB52135500
13thB52185500
14thA50144500
15thA51454601
16thB51584710
17thB51603401
18thB52243602
19thA51442400
20thA5762200

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2012

Sale had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2012: 67.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2012

M33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2012: 72.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years