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Trafford road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2016, and 276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2015 (260), and casualties fell from 367.

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

Collisions in 2016
195
Down 25% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
276
Down 25% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2016

2.1% of collisions in Trafford in 2016 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious2714%
  • Slight16484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious3312%
  • Slight23987%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 195, down 25% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 195
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (12%)
  • Friday39 (20%)
  • Saturday31 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.7%)
  • February15 (7.7%)
  • March19 (9.7%)
  • April14 (7.2%)
  • May15 (7.7%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July16 (8.2%)
  • August9 (4.6%)
  • September15 (7.7%)
  • October10 (5.1%)
  • November30 (15%)
  • December13 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (68%)
  • Wet or damp59 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph147 (75%)
  • 40 mph25 (13%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph2 (1%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (25%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (59%)
  • Pedestrian42 (15%)
  • Cyclist38 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2035 (13%)
  • 21 to 2541 (15%)
  • 26 to 3542 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (15%)
  • 46 to 5536 (13%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.1%)
  • Over 759 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (61%)
  • Passenger66 (24%)
  • Pedestrian42 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car265 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (11%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 2016.

Collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2016

Old Trafford, Trafford, M16 9LF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2016, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2016

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2016: 33, including 4 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56334843
2ndA6144203304
3rdM60152500
4thA50816700
5thB521161000
6thB52146902
7thA5385801
8thA5605702
9thB51585500
10thB52135501
11thB52185601
12thB51654400
13thA50633600
14thB52173501
15thA50142200
16thA50671100
17thA51451200
18thA51811100
19thB51631100
20thB51641100

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2016

Sale had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2016: 35.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2016

M33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2016: 38.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2016.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years