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Trafford road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2013, and 403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2012 (315), and casualties fell from 433.

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

Collisions in 2013
289
Down 8% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
403
Down 7% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2013

1.4% of collisions in Trafford in 2013 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious2910%
  • Slight25689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious317.7%
  • Slight36891%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 289, down 8% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 289
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday32 (11%)
  • Sunday41 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.7%)
  • February18 (6.2%)
  • March19 (6.6%)
  • April20 (6.9%)
  • May25 (8.7%)
  • June23 (8%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August23 (8%)
  • September27 (9.3%)
  • October36 (12%)
  • November23 (8%)
  • December17 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (72%)
  • Wet or damp73 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph209 (72%)
  • 40 mph33 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph28 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway192 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (22%)
  • Roundabout24 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (64%)
  • Cyclist50 (12%)
  • Pedestrian48 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2037 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (20%)
  • 36 to 4573 (18%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.2%)
  • Over 7516 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (62%)
  • Passenger106 (26%)
  • Pedestrian48 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle24 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Trafford ranked among 351 areas in 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 2013.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2013

Old Trafford, Trafford, M16 9LF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2013, with 24 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2013

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2013: 33, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56335323
2ndM60294502
3rdA538121901
4thA6144121502
5thB5214102101
6thA56091101
7thB521891001
8thA508181410
9thA514581000
10thB515881301
11thB521181100
12thB521361100
13thA50145800
14thB51615600
15thB51655500
16thB51664501
17thA50633300
18thA51813500
19thA51441100
20thA5761100

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2013

Old Trafford had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2013: 56.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2013

M41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2013: 68.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2013, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Trafford road accidents in other years