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M90 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in the M90 postcode district, Manchester, from 1979 to 2025, and 680 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
486
2,428th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
680
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
36
41 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for M90

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious367.4%
  • Slight44692%

What the data shows

  • M90 had 46 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 81 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 8.2% of collisions in M90 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 51 children under 16 were killed or injured in M90, 7.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in M90.

Where M90 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,428th
Most casualties
2,434th
Most fatal collisions
2,573rd
Most serious collisions
2,622nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday71 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (44%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (22%)
  • Roundabout96 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (12%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 20 mph13 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph289 (59%)
  • 40 mph83 (17%)
  • 50 mph28 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph25 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph45 (9.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant451 (66%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

M90 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in M90, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in M90 peaked at 25 in 1998; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202434
202356
20221418
202100
202013
201911
2018515
201789
201658
201568
201444
201366
201258
2011710
2010816
200955
200858
20071319
20062231
2005913
2004812
20031219
20021725
20011417
20001727
19992123
19982531
19972029
19961825
19951115
19941012
19931819
1992937
19911420
19901414
19892028
19881921
1987810
19861316
19851018
19841015
1983710
1982910
19811315
198066
197979

Map of recent crashes in M90

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in M90

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in M90

The 24 most recent collisions in M90 happened between 9 April 2022 and 12 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in M90

The M56 has the most collisions in M90, 47 of 486 (9.7%), followed by the A538 (38).

Collisions in M90 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM56476505
2ndA538385723
3rdB52173301

Council areas covering M90

Collisions in M90 were recorded in 2 council areas. Manchester has 472 of 486 (97%).

Collisions in M90 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stManchester472659435
2ndTrafford111800

Towns in M90

Collisions in M90 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Hale, Trafford (339) and Wythenshawe (41).