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Trafford road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 161 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2020, and 198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 42% on 2019 (276), and casualties fell from 355.

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

Collisions in 2020
161
Down 42% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
198
Down 44% on 2019
Fatal collisions
7
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2020

4.3% of collisions in Trafford in 2020 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74.3%
  • Serious2314%
  • Slight13181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.5%
  • Serious2613%
  • Slight16583%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 161, down 42% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 161
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (17%)
  • Thursday23 (14%)
  • Friday25 (16%)
  • Saturday22 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.9%)
  • February12 (7.5%)
  • March17 (11%)
  • April9 (5.6%)
  • May14 (8.7%)
  • June12 (7.5%)
  • July12 (7.5%)
  • August16 (9.9%)
  • September11 (6.8%)
  • October15 (9.3%)
  • November13 (8.1%)
  • December14 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (63%)
  • Wet or damp59 (37%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph122 (76%)
  • 40 mph18 (11%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph11 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (20%)
  • Roundabout16 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (55%)
  • Cyclist39 (20%)
  • Pedestrian33 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 106 (3%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2012 (6.1%)
  • 21 to 2513 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 3558 (29%)
  • 36 to 4540 (20%)
  • 46 to 5528 (14%)
  • 56 to 6513 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.5%)
  • Over 7512 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider134 (68%)
  • Pedestrian33 (17%)
  • Passenger31 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car211 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle12 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2020.

Collisions
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2020

Stretford & Humphrey Park, Trafford, M32 0AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2020, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2020

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2020: 22, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56222723
2ndM60111802
3rdA614491211
4thA5386801
5thB52146610
6thA50144400
7thA50814501
8thA51814400
9thA56041300
10thB51584401
11thB51654501
12thB52114400
13thA51453300
14thB51603310
15thB51663400
16thB52133400
17thB52183300
18thA50632200
19thA50671100
20thA51441101

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2020

Old Trafford had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2020: 31.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2020

M32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2020: 36.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2020.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years