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Trafford road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 301 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2014, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2013 (289), and casualties rose from 403.

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

Collisions in 2014
301
Up 4% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
432
Up 7% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2014

0.7% of collisions in Trafford in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight25886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4310%
  • Slight38790%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 301, up 4% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 301
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (18%)
  • Wednesday57 (19%)
  • Thursday37 (12%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.3%)
  • February19 (6.3%)
  • March16 (5.3%)
  • April33 (11%)
  • May26 (8.6%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July27 (9%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September20 (6.6%)
  • October25 (8.3%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December19 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (69%)
  • Wet or damp93 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph230 (76%)
  • 40 mph31 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph27 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (22%)
  • Roundabout26 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (58%)
  • Cyclist69 (16%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2038 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 3586 (20%)
  • 36 to 4577 (18%)
  • 46 to 5566 (15%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.5%)
  • Over 7519 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (65%)
  • Passenger100 (23%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car440 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 2014.

Collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2014

Sale Central, Trafford, M33 7TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2014, with 23 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2014

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2014: 46, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56467606
2ndM60295413
3rdA5014151800
4thA6144101401
5thB5158101203
6thB5217101301
7thA508191500
8thA56081000
9thB521481102
10thA53871102
11thB51667700
12thB52117802
13thA506761000
14thB51656802
15thB52135800
16thA51453300
17thB52183300
18thB53973600
19thA51442300
20thA5761100

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2014

Old Trafford had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2014: 64.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2014

M41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2014: 56.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2014, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2014.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years