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Manchester road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 78,999 road traffic collisions in Manchester from 1979 to 2025, and 104,150 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 872 were fatal and 9,749 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 624 collisions, level with 2024 (623).

Collisions since 1979
78,999
5th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
104,150
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
872
910 people killed
Serious collisions
9,749
10,551 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
624
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
736
Down 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Manchester

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal8721.1%
  • Serious9,74912%
  • Slight68,37887%

What the data shows

  • Manchester had 6,649 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 11,992 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in Manchester were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 15,310 children under 16 were killed or injured in Manchester, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Manchester.

Where Manchester ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
5th
Most casualties
3rd
Most fatal collisions
5th
Most serious collisions
8th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11,292 (14%)
  • Tuesday11,540 (15%)
  • Wednesday11,611 (15%)
  • Thursday12,111 (15%)
  • Friday13,056 (17%)
  • Saturday10,950 (14%)
  • Sunday8,439 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight53,768 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23,732 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown882 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting380 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit237 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway60,620 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway12,727 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road2,918 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout1,130 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1,604 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph6 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1,305 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph72,111 (91%)
  • 40 mph4,937 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph584 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph15 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph33 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds60,361 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds13,409 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds1,335 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1,174 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds367 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist160 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds107 (0.1%)
  • Other925 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1,161 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant52,530 (50%)
  • Pedestrian25,441 (24%)
  • Cyclist10,034 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist6,500 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4,125 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2,138 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant2,028 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant466 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant434 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)349 (0.3%)
  • Other69 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded36 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Manchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Manchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Manchester peaked at 2,585 in 1990; 2025 had 624.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 624
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025624736
2024623773
2023548696
2022598721
2021617776
2020468615
20197631,014
20188661,148
20179241,207
2016618790
2015634866
20148941,236
20138761,188
20121,0041,363
20111,1971,667
20101,2091,635
20091,4722,057
20081,4822,035
20071,5342,193
20061,6902,364
20051,9782,676
20042,0562,912
20032,0882,944
20022,2213,209
20012,2283,199
20002,2703,284
19992,1283,097
19982,2683,205
19972,2303,130
19962,2693,079
19952,1932,944
19942,1992,916
19932,3723,039
19922,5153,243
19912,3123,012
19902,5853,255
19892,5383,134
19882,4243,033
19872,2712,800
19862,1562,646
19852,2632,764
19842,2062,646
19832,0752,463
19822,0622,516
19812,1032,562
19802,1452,626
19792,2032,736

Map of recent crashes in Manchester

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Manchester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Manchester

The 24 most recent collisions in Manchester happened between 18 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Manchester

The A34 has the most collisions in Manchester, 5,716 of 78,999 (7.2%), followed by the A6 (4,882).

Collisions in Manchester on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA345,7167,68668717
2ndA64,8826,27752551
3rdA60104,7506,47357579
4thA51033,7875,21870474
5thA6653,0254,17420352
6thA622,3613,36639258
7thA6642,3263,32944287
8thA572,2793,08148305
9thB51172,0582,57914235
10thA562,0402,63718233
11thA51451,8472,33915214
12thB50931,7892,2908215
13thA6351,7392,38328240
14thA6629761,37620157
15thA61049311,24427135
16thA60428641,066388
17thA57(M)681960662
18thB6469664820090
19thB6178617789881
20thB5219603774872
21stB63934986891270
22ndB5167489638967
23rdB5217486585464
24thA5184426573453
25thA576398620349
26thB6180296399232
27thA5067286373130
28thA5079251340331
29thA663233315745
30thB5218179235230

Council areas covering Manchester

Collisions in Manchester were recorded in 10 council areas. Manchester has 78,329 of 78,999 (99%).

Collisions in Manchester by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stManchester78,329103,3088669,659
2ndTameside156192116
3rdTrafford133173020
4thStockport118155119
5thSalford114129219
6thOldham88112211
7thRochdale263303
8thBury212801
9thWigan91501
10thBolton4400

Postcode districts in Manchester

Collisions in Manchester were recorded in 24 postcode districts, led by M14 (8,269) and M40 (7,354).