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Trafford road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 188 road traffic collisions in Trafford in 2025, and 235 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2024 (190), and casualties fell from 241.

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

Collisions in 2025
188
Down 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
235
Down 2% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Trafford in 2025

1.6% of collisions in Trafford in 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.3% and 12% in Trafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious5127%
  • Slight13471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious5423%
  • Slight17876%

Trafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,012 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 188, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 188
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (23%)
  • Wednesday31 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (16%)
  • Friday30 (16%)
  • Saturday16 (8.5%)
  • Sunday10 (5.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (3.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.4%)
  • February16 (8.5%)
  • March11 (5.9%)
  • April17 (9%)
  • May16 (8.5%)
  • June12 (6.4%)
  • July15 (8%)
  • August12 (6.4%)
  • September24 (13%)
  • October14 (7.4%)
  • November22 (12%)
  • December15 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (68%)
  • Wet or damp55 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (9.6%)
  • 30 mph149 (79%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway134 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (13%)
  • Roundabout15 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (7.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Trafford in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant101 (43%)
  • Cyclist61 (26%)
  • Pedestrian57 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (10%)
  • 16 to 2013 (5.5%)
  • 21 to 2522 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3539 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (18%)
  • 46 to 5525 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 757 (3%)
  • Over 755 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (8.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider138 (59%)
  • Pedestrian57 (24%)
  • Passenger40 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car226 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle11 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Trafford in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Trafford had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 2025.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Trafford in 2025

Sale Central, Trafford, M33 7TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Trafford in 2025, with 18 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Trafford with the most crashes in 2025

The A56 had the most collisions in Trafford in 2025: 20, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Trafford, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56202714
2ndA6144182215
3rdM60111701
4thA508161202
5thA51815503
6thB51585502
7thB52145503
8thB51664502
9thA50143302
10thA5383601
11thB52113700
12thB52133301
13thB52183401
14thA51452202
15thB51602201
16thB51652300
17thB52172202
18thA50631100
19thA50671100
20thA5601100

Towns in Trafford: crashes in 2025

Sale had the most collisions of any town in Trafford in 2025: 38.

Postcode districts in Trafford: crashes in 2025

M32 and M33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Trafford in 2025, with 39 each.

Latest crashes in Trafford in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Trafford in 2025, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2025.

Severity

Trafford road accidents in other years