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Trafford road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2024, and 241 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2023 (174), and casualties rose from 226.

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

Collisions in 2024
190
Up 9% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
241
Up 7% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2024

1.1% of collisions in Trafford in 2024 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious5428%
  • Slight13471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5724%
  • Slight18276%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 190, up 9% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 190
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (17%)
  • Tuesday32 (17%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday25 (13%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.4%)
  • February9 (4.7%)
  • March22 (12%)
  • April18 (9.5%)
  • May13 (6.8%)
  • June13 (6.8%)
  • July6 (3.2%)
  • August16 (8.4%)
  • September16 (8.4%)
  • October26 (14%)
  • November21 (11%)
  • December16 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (14%)
  • Other10 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (66%)
  • Wet or damp56 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (7.4%)
  • 30 mph143 (75%)
  • 40 mph18 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph13 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (17%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (51%)
  • Cyclist50 (21%)
  • Pedestrian38 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2019 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2519 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3554 (22%)
  • 36 to 4540 (17%)
  • 46 to 5534 (14%)
  • 56 to 6517 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.4%)
  • Over 7513 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (59%)
  • Passenger62 (26%)
  • Pedestrian38 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car245 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle13 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 2024.

Collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2024

Gorse Hill & Cornbrook, Trafford, M16 0PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2024, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2024

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2024: 18, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56182103
2ndM60121702
3rdA5081111505
4thA6144111508
5thB52148902
6thA51455602
7thB52175501
8thA50144402
9thB51584401
10thB51654401
11thA5603703
12thB51603801
13thB51663400
14thB52133301
15thB52183301
16thA50632400
17thA50672200
18thA51812200
19thB52112200
20thA5381100

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2024

Old Trafford had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2024: 49.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2024

M33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2024: 36.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2024, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years