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Sale road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,504 road traffic collisions in Sale, Trafford, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,019 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 65 were fatal and 669 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 39 collisions, up 18% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1979
5,504
197th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
7,019
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
65
67 people killed
Serious collisions
669
735 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
39
Up 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
51
Up 31% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Sale

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal651.2%
  • Serious66912%
  • Slight4,77087%

What the data shows

  • Sale had 365 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 650 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in Sale were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,123 children under 16 were killed or injured in Sale, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Sale.

Where Sale ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
197th
Most casualties
193rd
Most fatal collisions
166th
Most serious collisions
266th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday757 (14%)
  • Tuesday814 (15%)
  • Wednesday821 (15%)
  • Thursday857 (16%)
  • Friday930 (17%)
  • Saturday772 (14%)
  • Sunday553 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,888 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,531 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown46 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,437 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway648 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road228 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout102 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded89 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph5,301 (96%)
  • 40 mph75 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph103 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,360 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds838 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds73 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds69 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other56 (1%)
  • Not recorded69 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,564 (51%)
  • Pedestrian1,359 (19%)
  • Cyclist1,024 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist622 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant169 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant116 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant89 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant33 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Sale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Sale peaked at 207 in 1985; 2025 had 39.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 39
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253951
20243339
20232938
20223037
20214350
20202531
20194451
20184050
20174765
20163538
20154056
20144764
20133749
20126789
20115970
20106992
20096883
200877104
200784110
2006102132
200595133
2004104137
2003119155
2002127160
2001140184
2000160208
1999153197
1998182234
1997167225
1996166211
1995153189
1994193264
1993140173
1992191240
1991180231
1990181237
1989195244
1988188227
1987199249
1986159211
1985207269
1984172208
1983164199
1982202255
1981188228
1980169217
1979195235

Map of recent crashes in Sale

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Sale

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Sale

The 24 most recent collisions in Sale happened between 29 April and 25 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Sale

The A56 has the most collisions in Sale, 1,421 of 5,504 (26%), followed by the A6144 (832).

Collisions in Sale on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA561,4211,89614180
2ndA61448321,05811116
3rdB5166707890388
4thB5397139176314
5thM60588523
6thM63375503
7thB5311273004
8thA6144(M)222911
9thB61447900
10thB51605710
11thA5563500
12thA573300
13thB51653501

Council areas covering Sale

Collisions in Sale were recorded in 4 council areas. Trafford has 5,426 of 5,504 (99%).

Collisions in Sale by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTrafford5,4266,92063661
2ndManchester688927
3rdSalford4400
4thStockport3301

Postcode districts in Sale

Collisions in Sale were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by M33 (5,489) and M32 (12).