Crap Towns / Old Trafford / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Old Trafford?
There were 5.4 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Old Trafford from 2021 to 2025, 2.3 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 5.6, down from 6.2 in 2021.
Matchday on Chester Road, and nobody's looking where they're going.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6.2 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 6.1 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 5.1 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 5.6 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Old Trafford | – | 5.4 |
| Manchester | 6.8 km | 3.8 |
| Salford | 3.4 km | 3.4 |
| Eccles | 4.0 km | 3.1 |
| Worsley | 6.4 km | 2.9 |
| Clifton | 6.0 km | 2.7 |
| Stretford | 1.7 km | 2.7 |
| Swinton | 5.4 km | 2.4 |
| Sale | 4.9 km | 1.7 |
| Urmston | 4.0 km | 1.5 |
| Irlam | 7.4 km | 1.3 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |