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Trafford road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 256 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2018, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2017 (323), and casualties fell from 402.

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

Collisions in 2018
256
Down 21% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
337
Down 16% on 2017
Fatal collisions
9
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2018

3.5% of collisions in Trafford in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.5%
  • Serious4317%
  • Slight20480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious4915%
  • Slight27983%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 256, down 21% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 256
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday45 (18%)
  • Wednesday40 (16%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday39 (15%)
  • Saturday39 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.6%)
  • February27 (11%)
  • March21 (8.2%)
  • April13 (5.1%)
  • May19 (7.4%)
  • June23 (9%)
  • July26 (10%)
  • August21 (8.2%)
  • September20 (7.8%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November17 (6.6%)
  • December21 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (77%)
  • Wet or damp59 (23%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph200 (78%)
  • 40 mph33 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (16%)
  • Roundabout23 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (52%)
  • Pedestrian64 (19%)
  • Cyclist61 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2031 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2535 (10%)
  • 26 to 3578 (23%)
  • 36 to 4552 (15%)
  • 46 to 5543 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.6%)
  • Over 7515 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (62%)
  • Pedestrian64 (19%)
  • Passenger63 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car343 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (13%)
  • Motorcycle20 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2018.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2018

Gorse Hill & Cornbrook, Trafford, M16 0PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2018, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2018

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2018: 35, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56354816
2ndA5081111904
3rdB5166111400
4thM60111500
5thA56081002
6thA614481001
7thB52138902
8thB521881101
9thA51816710
10thB52146601
11thA51455501
12thA5385602
13thB52115811
14thA50674401
15thA51444502
16thA50143400
17thA5763401
18thB51583302
19thA50632300
20thB51602310

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2018

Old Trafford had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2018: 64.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2018

M32 and M41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2018, with 47 each.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2018, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years