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M50 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 745 road traffic collisions in the M50 postcode district, Salford, from 1979 to 2025, and 994 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 107 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
745
2,302nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
994
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
11 people killed
Serious collisions
107
112 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for M50

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious10714%
  • Slight62784%

What the data shows

  • M50 had 70 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 80 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in M50 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 101 children under 16 were killed or injured in M50, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in M50.

Where M50 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,302nd
Most casualties
2,320th
Most fatal collisions
2,396th
Most serious collisions
2,443rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (14%)
  • Tuesday122 (16%)
  • Wednesday113 (15%)
  • Thursday134 (18%)
  • Friday145 (19%)
  • Saturday77 (10%)
  • Sunday51 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight545 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway552 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (16%)
  • Roundabout42 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph705 (95%)
  • 40 mph26 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds575 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant542 (55%)
  • Pedestrian147 (15%)
  • Cyclist100 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (10%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Tram occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

M50 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in M50, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in M50 peaked at 31 in 1994; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
202468
202357
20221313
202166
202055
2019810
20181112
201744
201656
2015714
201444
2013711
201245
201133
20101624
2009812
20081722
2007713
2006710
20051417
20041214
20032126
20021415
20011419
20002650
19992330
19982429
19972736
19962737
19952745
19943137
19932244
19922528
19912132
19902945
19893137
19882538
19872336
19861518
19852225
19842020
198388
19822426
19812829
19801924
19792331

Map of recent crashes in M50

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in M50

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in M50

The 24 most recent collisions in M50 happened between 21 July 2022 and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in M50

The A57 has the most collisions in M50, 233 of 745 (31%), followed by the A5063 (194).

Collisions in M50 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57233313639
2ndA5063194277225
3rdA576526214
4thA346801
5thM6026600
6thA50664501

Council areas covering M50

Collisions in M50 were recorded in 3 council areas. Salford has 729 of 745 (98%).

Collisions in M50 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSalford72997511105
2ndManchester101302
3rdTrafford3300

Towns in M50

Collisions in M50 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Salford (662) and Eccles, Salford (14).