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A57(M) accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 690 collisions on the A57(M) from 1979 to 2025, with 969 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 63 serious, and 7 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 9 collisions on the A57(M), up 80% from 5 in 2024, with 10 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
690
1,523rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
969
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
7 people killed
Serious collisions
63
76 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
Up 80% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
Up 25% on 2024

Crash severity on the A57(M)

On the A57(M), 0.9% of collisions were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious639.1%
  • Slight62190%

Where the A57(M) ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,523rd
Most casualties
1,467th
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
2,629th

A57(M) accidents by year

Collisions on the A57(M) peaked at 39 in 1999 and were down to 9 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A57(M), 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
202458
202346
202200
20211214
2020810
20191116
2018911
201789
2016810
201568
2014913
20131117
20121424
20112028
20101218
20092734
20081117
20071421
20061722
20051928
20043144
20032535
20021319
20012849
20003042
19993967
19982940
19972434
19961319
19952635
19941119
19931930
19921214
19911011
199067
198900
198800
198722
198622
19852027
19841723
19832024
19821925
19811724
19802427
19791926

When crashes happen on the A57(M)

Thursday has the most collisions on the A57(M) (123), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (161).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (16%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday96 (14%)
  • Thursday123 (18%)
  • Friday107 (16%)
  • Saturday82 (12%)
  • Sunday71 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am39 (5.7%)
  • 3am to 6am19 (2.8%)
  • 6am to 9am90 (13%)
  • 9am to noon89 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm106 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm161 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm119 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight67 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (9.6%)
  • February46 (6.7%)
  • March61 (8.8%)
  • April58 (8.4%)
  • May49 (7.1%)
  • June56 (8.1%)
  • July46 (6.7%)
  • August53 (7.7%)
  • September60 (8.7%)
  • October73 (11%)
  • November65 (9.4%)
  • December57 (8.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight453 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit220 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A57(M) crashes

On the A57(M), 65% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 50 mph and 53% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph193 (28%)
  • 40 mph39 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph446 (65%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds489 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Other15 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry368 (53%)
  • Wet or damp303 (44%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway490 (71%)
  • Roundabout74 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road64 (9.3%)
  • Single carriageway55 (8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A57(M) crashes

Car occupants make up 82% of the people killed or injured on the A57(M), followed by motorcyclists (5.3%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant796 (82%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant41 (4.2%)
  • Pedestrian24 (2.5%)
  • Cyclist19 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Other10 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,184 (83%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle49 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 20104 (11%)
  • 21 to 25180 (19%)
  • 26 to 35273 (28%)
  • 36 to 45175 (18%)
  • 46 to 55118 (12%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (1.1%)
  • Over 756 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider648 (67%)
  • Passenger297 (31%)
  • Pedestrian24 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A57(M)

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A57(M)

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A57(M) crashes by council area

Collisions on the A57(M) were recorded in 2 council areas. Manchester has the most, with 683, followed by Salford (3).

Collisions on the A57(M) in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stManchester683961663
2ndSalford3300

A57(M) crashes by town

Of the 690 collisions on the A57(M), 681 were in the built-up area of Manchester.

Recent crashes on the A57(M)

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A57(M), from 24 September 2021 to 9 December 2025.

Severity