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Trafford road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2017, and 402 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 66% on 2016 (195), and casualties rose from 276.

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

Collisions in 2017
323
Up 66% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
402
Up 46% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2017

1.5% of collisions in Trafford in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious5718%
  • Slight26181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5814%
  • Slight33984%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 323, up 66% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 323
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (17%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday36 (11%)
  • Saturday54 (17%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.7%)
  • February28 (8.7%)
  • March27 (8.4%)
  • April26 (8%)
  • May25 (7.7%)
  • June31 (9.6%)
  • July26 (8%)
  • August30 (9.3%)
  • September22 (6.8%)
  • October29 (9%)
  • November27 (8.4%)
  • December24 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (7.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (65%)
  • Wet or damp112 (35%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph244 (76%)
  • 40 mph42 (13%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (21%)
  • Roundabout33 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (58%)
  • Cyclist73 (18%)
  • Pedestrian59 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2034 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3588 (22%)
  • 36 to 4553 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (14%)
  • 56 to 6543 (11%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4%)
  • Over 7521 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (64%)
  • Passenger84 (21%)
  • Pedestrian59 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4%)
  • Motorcycle23 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 138th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2017

Old Trafford, Trafford, M16 9LF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2017, with 23 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2017

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2017: 34, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56344216
2ndA6144222604
3rdM60192903
4thA5081162006
5thB5158131603
6thA560121612
7thB52119901
8thA5388911
9thB521881101
10thA51817802
11thB52136901
12thB52176703
13thA50675702
14thB51665601
15thA50144701
16thA50634401
17thA51453301
18thB51653300
19thB52143501
20thB53573300

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2017

Old Trafford had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2017: 82.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2017

M41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2017: 55.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2017, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years