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Trafford road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2023, and 226 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2022 (205), and casualties fell from 247.

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

Collisions in 2023
174
Down 15% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
226
Down 9% on 2022
Fatal collisions
6
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2023

3.4% of collisions in Trafford in 2023 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.4%
  • Serious5129%
  • Slight11767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious5424%
  • Slight16673%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 174, down 15% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 174
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (11%)
  • Tuesday34 (20%)
  • Wednesday19 (11%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday21 (12%)
  • Saturday29 (17%)
  • Sunday24 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (11%)
  • February17 (9.8%)
  • March10 (5.7%)
  • April10 (5.7%)
  • May11 (6.3%)
  • June14 (8%)
  • July15 (8.6%)
  • August13 (7.5%)
  • September10 (5.7%)
  • October15 (8.6%)
  • November17 (9.8%)
  • December22 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (61%)
  • Wet or damp49 (28%)
  • Not recorded18 (10%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (5.7%)
  • 30 mph139 (80%)
  • 40 mph16 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph7 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway116 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (22%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (56%)
  • Cyclist45 (20%)
  • Pedestrian34 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2026 (12%)
  • 21 to 2525 (11%)
  • 26 to 3546 (20%)
  • 36 to 4534 (15%)
  • 46 to 5527 (12%)
  • 56 to 6521 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.9%)
  • Over 758 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider139 (62%)
  • Passenger53 (23%)
  • Pedestrian34 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle9 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2023.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2023

Old Trafford, Trafford, M16 9LF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2023, with 16 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2023

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2023: 24, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56243319
2ndM60111601
3rdA501491213
4thA614491212
5thB521491302
6thA518171001
7thA53871302
8thB515871002
9thA50815601
10thB52114511
11thB52184401
12thA50673301
13thB51663300
14thA51442300
15thA5602301
16thB51632310
17thB53972201
18thA50631200
19thA51451100
20thA601101

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2023

Old Trafford had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2023: 35.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2023

M41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2023: 37.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2023, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years