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Trafford road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 260 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2015, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2014 (301), and casualties fell from 432.

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

Collisions in 2015
260
Down 14% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
367
Down 15% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2015

1.5% of collisions in Trafford in 2015 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4919%
  • Slight20780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5114%
  • Slight31285%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 260, down 14% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 260
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (17%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.2%)
  • February23 (8.8%)
  • March27 (10%)
  • April17 (6.5%)
  • May28 (11%)
  • June19 (7.3%)
  • July25 (9.6%)
  • August16 (6.2%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October14 (5.4%)
  • November15 (5.8%)
  • December26 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (73%)
  • Wet or damp69 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph202 (78%)
  • 40 mph30 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph13 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (20%)
  • Roundabout21 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (63%)
  • Cyclist50 (14%)
  • Pedestrian48 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2043 (12%)
  • 21 to 2550 (14%)
  • 26 to 3555 (15%)
  • 36 to 4564 (17%)
  • 46 to 5557 (16%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.3%)
  • Over 7518 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (64%)
  • Passenger84 (23%)
  • Pedestrian48 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (10%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2015.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2015

Stretford & Humphrey Park, Trafford, M32 0AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2015, with 29 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2015

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2015: 40, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56405814
2ndA6144182405
3rdM60143201
4thA5181101102
5thA508191401
6thA56081100
7thA50147701
8thB516571000
9thB52147901
10thB51665702
11thB52135501
12thB52174401
13thA5383301
14thB51603300
15thB52113401
16thB52183401
17thA50632400
18thA51442200
19thA51452301
20thA5762200

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2015

Old Trafford had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2015: 56.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2015

M32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2015: 55.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years