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Trafford road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2019, and 355 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2018 (256), and casualties rose from 337.

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

Collisions in 2019
276
Up 8% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
355
Up 5% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2019

0.4% of collisions in Trafford in 2019 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5118%
  • Slight22481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5515%
  • Slight29984%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 276, up 8% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 276
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (11%)
  • Tuesday44 (16%)
  • Wednesday51 (18%)
  • Thursday49 (18%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.6%)
  • February15 (5.4%)
  • March19 (6.9%)
  • April16 (5.8%)
  • May30 (11%)
  • June20 (7.2%)
  • July24 (8.7%)
  • August17 (6.2%)
  • September24 (8.7%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (70%)
  • Wet or damp79 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph206 (75%)
  • 40 mph38 (14%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (22%)
  • Roundabout26 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (60%)
  • Pedestrian60 (17%)
  • Cyclist51 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2036 (10%)
  • 21 to 2534 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3585 (24%)
  • 36 to 4560 (17%)
  • 46 to 5561 (17%)
  • 56 to 6535 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.4%)
  • Over 7511 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (62%)
  • Passenger74 (21%)
  • Pedestrian60 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (10%)
  • Motorcycle19 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had the 153rd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2019

Gorse Hill & Cornbrook, Trafford, M16 0PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2019, with 26 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2019

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2019: 32, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA563237012
2ndM60182801
3rdA5081151904
4thA6144142115
5thA5014111402
6thB5166111102
7thB515891201
8thB521481000
9thA51457801
10thA56071000
11thB51656801
12thB52115601
13thB53975501
14thB52184500
15thA50633300
16thA50673300
17thA51813401
18thA5383700
19thA5763301
20thB51613402

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2019

Old Trafford had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2019: 62.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2019

M32 and M33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2019, with 47 each.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2019, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years