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Harpurhey, Manchester, M40 8LB area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
599
903rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
884
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Collisions in 2025
11
7 in 2024

Crash severity at the M40 8LB hotspot

94 of the 599 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious8514%
  • Slight50584%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
9
Seriously injured
91
Slightly injured
784
All casualties
884

Accidents by year at the M40 8LB hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 53 in 2004, against an average of 24 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the M40 8LB hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251113
202479
202378
2022914
20211315
20201214
20191620
20181519
20172941
20161214
20151526
20142234
20131415
20122030
20112535
20102743
20092642
20083454
20073466
20062635
20054573
20045381
20035076
20023242
20014565

Map of crashes at the M40 8LB hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near M40 8LB.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Harpurhey, Manchester, M40 8LB area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the M40 8LB hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Harpurhey
Council area
Manchester
Nearest postcode to the centre
M40 8LB
Postcode district
M40
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.49906, -2.21725
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
20 December 2025
Rank by collisions
903rd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the M40 8LB hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A6010, with 204 of 599, followed by the A664 with 161.

Collisions at the M40 8LB hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6010204308229
2ndA664161248324
3rdA62104157312
4thA6621100
5thA6631100
6thA6651100

Towns near the M40 8LB hotspot

All 599 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Manchester.

All 599 crashes at the M40 8LB hotspot

Newest first, from 23 January 2001 to 20 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year