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Carrington (Trafford) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 221 road traffic collisions in Carrington, Trafford, from 1979 to 2025, and 354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
221
1,849th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
354
1.60 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
31
36 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Carrington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3114%
  • Slight18885%

What the data shows

  • Carrington had 10 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 72% fewer than the 36 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Carrington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 41 children under 16 were killed or injured in Carrington, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Carrington.

Where Carrington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,849th
Most casualties
1,636th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,285th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (17%)
  • Tuesday25 (11%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday27 (12%)
  • Friday31 (14%)
  • Saturday38 (17%)
  • Sunday34 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (34%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (27%)
  • 40 mph134 (61%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph20 (9%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant266 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Carrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Carrington peaked at 13 in 2000; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202412
202322
202212
202111
202000
201900
201811
201722
201626
201511
201400
201311
201225
201135
201056
200958
2008815
200745
2006715
200523
200446
200357
2002916
2001815
20001327
1999818
1998919
199756
199638
1995817
1994710
199368
199267
1991715
19901012
1989811
198857
198768
198636
198556
198434
1983811
198256
198167
198077
1979910

Map of recent crashes in Carrington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Carrington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Carrington

The 24 most recent collisions in Carrington happened between 7 September 2009 and 30 March 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Carrington

The A6144 has the most collisions in Carrington, 185 of 221 (84%), followed by the B5158 (18).

Collisions in Carrington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6144185306227
2ndB5158182201

Council area for Carrington

Carrington is in Trafford, where police recorded 29,674 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Carrington accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode districts in Carrington

Collisions in Carrington were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by M31 (217) and M41 (4).