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Trafford road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2022, and 247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2021 (231), and casualties fell from 290.

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

Collisions in 2022
205
Down 11% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
247
Down 15% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2022

2% of collisions in Trafford in 2022 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious5929%
  • Slight14269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious6326%
  • Slight18073%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 205, down 11% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 205
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (16%)
  • Tuesday22 (11%)
  • Wednesday31 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday36 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (12%)
  • February15 (7.3%)
  • March13 (6.3%)
  • April19 (9.3%)
  • May17 (8.3%)
  • June23 (11%)
  • July15 (7.3%)
  • August14 (6.8%)
  • September17 (8.3%)
  • October16 (7.8%)
  • November19 (9.3%)
  • December13 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (6.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (79%)
  • Wet or damp31 (15%)
  • Not recorded12 (5.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph178 (87%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (20%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)
  • Not recorded12 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant121 (49%)
  • Cyclist52 (21%)
  • Pedestrian39 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2021 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2522 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3550 (20%)
  • 36 to 4558 (23%)
  • 46 to 5531 (13%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.8%)
  • Over 7510 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (68%)
  • Passenger39 (16%)
  • Pedestrian39 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car270 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (14%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 2022.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2022

Stretford & Humphrey Park, Trafford, M32 0AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2022, with 16 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2022

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2022: 32, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA563237011
2ndA6144111503
3rdB52118900
4thB52138910
5thB52148802
6thA50817902
7thA56071002
8thB52187702
9thM6071303
10thA50145501
11thB51585600
12thB51655802
13thB53975511
14thB51644501
15thA51443401
16thA51813300
17thA5383302
18thA51452201
19thB51602201
20thB51611101

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2022

Old Trafford had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2022: 45.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2022

M32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2022: 39.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2022.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years