Official DfT STATS19 Data
Manchester Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Manchester from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 3,485 collisions, ranked #26 of 350 UK local authorities.
3,485
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
51
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
978
Serious
hospital-level injuries
4,317
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 712 | 10 | 251 | 451 | 848 |
| 2024 | 720 | 7 | 244 | 469 | 892 |
| 2023 | 638 | 8 | 174 | 456 | 807 |
| 2022 | 701 | 13 | 152 | 536 | 868 |
| 2021 | 714 | 13 | 157 | 544 | 902 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Manchester
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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Other UK Areas
See Manchester on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Manchester — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Manchester?
Manchester recorded 3,485 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 51 fatal and 978 serious collisions, with 4,317 total casualties. It ranks #26 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Manchester accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.