STATS19 road accident injury statistics – report form
Source: data.gov.uk (2024-01-03)

GM Road Casualty Accidents (Full STATS19 data). Full standard STATS19 fields data on reported road accidents in Greater Manchester.

Please bear in mind that our STATS19 data (police data on road accidents is in a standardised national format) is a relational database, it consists of accident, vehicle and casualty records.  The underlying structure of the data is essentially hierarchical.  For each accident there is a single accident record, followed by a variable number of vehicle records and a variable number of casualty records.  Casualty records are linked to vehicle records either because the vehicle struck the casualty or because the casualty was a driver or a passenger in a vehicle.

In Greater Manchester, different councils have different viewpoints on which terminology should be used. However, it has been decided that at a Greater Manchester level, the term road accident should be used. This is the term that most members of the public would use and is also the one used by the Department for Transport on the national form used for the collection of the data.

This data will be refreshed annually. 

A key to the codes used in the data can be found in the STATS19 road accident injury statistics - report form which is provided in the supporting information below. 

Please acknowledge the source of this information using the following attribution statement:

Contains Transport for Greater Manchester data.  Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024.

Sept 2011 
Incident URN 
MG NSRF/A 
ACCIDENT  
STATISTICS  
Other ref. 
1.3 
ACCIDENT REFERENCE 
*FATAL / SERIOUS / SLIGHT 
1.9 TIME 
H
H
 M
 M
 
DAY* Su M T W Th F 
S 
1.7 DATE 
D D  M M 2 
0 
Y 
Y 
1st Road Class & No. 
1st Road 
or (Unclassified - UC) 
Name  
(Not Known - NK)  
Outside House No. 
or Name or Marker 
at junction with / or 
metres 
N S 
E W * of 
Post No. 
2nd Road Class & No. 
2nd Road 
or (Unclassified - UC) 
Name  
(Not Known - NK)  
Sector /Beat No.
Town 
County or Borough 
1.10 Local Auth No.
Parish No. or Name 
(if known) 
1.11 Grid Reference 
E 
N 
REPORTING Name 
Number 
OFFICER 
BCU/Stn 
1.2 Force 
Tel Number 
1.5 
Number of vehicles 
1.20a 
PEDESTRIAN CROSSING 
1.21 
LIGHT CONDITIONS 
X
- HUMAN CONTROL 
X 
1.6 
Number of casualties 
Daylight: 
1 
None within 50 metres 
0 
Darkness: street lights present and lit 
4 
Control by school crossing patrol 
1 
1.14 
ROAD TYPE 
Darkness: street lights present but unlit 
5 
X 
Control by other authorised person 
2 
Darkness: no street lighting 
6 
Roundabout 
1 
1.20b 
PEDESTRIAN CROSSING 
Darkness: street lighting unknown 
7 
One way street 
2 
- PHYSICAL FACILITIES 
X 
Dual carriageway 
3 
No physical crossing facility within 50m 
0 
1.24 
SPECIAL CONDITIONS AT SITE 
Single carriageway 
6 
X 
Zebra crossing 
1 
Slip road 
7 
None 
0 
Pelican, puffin, toucan or similar non-
4 
Unknown 
9 
Auto traffic signal out 
1 
junction pedestrian light crossing 
Auto traffic signal partially defective 
2 
1.15 
Speed Limit (Permanent) 
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal 
5 
Permanent road signing or marking 
3 
junction 
defective or obscured 
1.16 
JUNCTION DETAIL 
Footbridge or subway 
7 
X 
Roadworks 
4 
Central refuge — no other controls 
8 
Road surface defective 
5 
Not at or within 20 metres of junction 
00 
Oil or diesel 
6 
Roundabout 
01 
1.22 
WEATHER 
X 
Mud 
7 
Mini roundabout 
02 
Fine without high winds 
1 
T or staggered junction 
03 
Raining without high winds 
2 
Slip road 
05 
Snowing without high winds 
3 
1.25 
CARRIAGEWAY HAZARDS 
X 
Crossroads 
06 
Fine with high winds 
4 
None 
0 
Raining with high winds 
5 
Junction more than four arms (not RAB) 07 
Dislodged vehicle load in carriageway 
1 
Snowing with high winds 
6 
Using private drive or entrance 
08 
Other object in carriageway 
2 
Fog or mist — if hazard 
7 
Other junction 
09 
Involvement with previous accident 
3 
Other 
8 
Pedestrian in carriageway - not injured 
6 
Unknown 
9 
JUNCTION ACCIDENTS ONLY 
Any animal in carriageway 
7 
(except ridden horse) 
1.23 
ROAD SURFACE CONDITION 
1.17 
JUNCTION CONTROL 
X 
X 
Dry 
1 
Authorised person 
1 
Wet / Damp 
2 
1.26 
Did a police officer attend the scene 
Automatic traffic signal 
2 
Snow 
3 
and obtain the details for this report? X 
Stop sign 
3 
Frost / Ice 
4 
Yes 
1 
Give way or uncontrolled 
4 
Flood (surface water over 3cm deep) 
5 
No 
2
Subject to local directions, boxes with a grey background need not be completed if already recorded 
* Circle as appropriate 
UNCLASSIFIED 
 

MG NSRF/B 
Sept 2011
VEHICLE RECORD 
2.26 
VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARK 
2.23 
BREATH TEST ) 
VEHICLE 
2.11 
SKIDDING AND 
VEHICLE 
1 
2 
3 
4 
OVERTURNING ) 
1 
2 
3 
4 
Vehicle 001 
Not applicable 
0 
No skidding, jack-knifing or 
0 
overturning 
Vehicle 002 
Positive 
1 
Skidded 
1
Negative 
2 
Vehicle 003 
Skidded and overturned 
2 
Not requested 
3 
Jack - knifed 
3 
Vehicle 004 
Refused to provide 
4 
Jack - knifed and overturned 
4 
Driver not contacted at time of col’ 
5 
Overturned 
5 
Not provided (medical reasons) 
6 
2.35 
WAS THE VEHICLE 
VEHICLE 
LEFT HAND DRIVE ) 
2.24 
HIT AND RUN ) 
2.12 
HIT OBJECT IN CARRIAGEWAY ) 
1 
2 
3 
4 
No 
1 
Not hit and run 
0 
None 
00 
Yes 
2 
Hit and run 
1 
Previous accident 
01 
Non-stop vehicle, not hit 
2 
Roadworks 
02 
Parked vehicle 
04 
2.5 / 2.5a TYPE OF VEHICLE ) 
2.21 
SEX OF DRIVER ) 
Bridge - roof 
05 
Car 
09 
Bridge - side 
06 
Male 
1 
Taxi / Private hire car 
08 
Bollard / Refuge 
07 
Female 
2 
Van - Goods vehicle 3.5 tonnes 
19 
Open door of vehicle 
08 
mgw and under 
Not known 
3 
Central island of roundabout 
09 
Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes 
20 
2.9 VEHICLE LOCATION AT TIME OF ACCIDENT 
Kerb 
10 
mgw and under 7.5 tonnes mgw 
RESTRICTED LANE/AWAY FROM MAIN C’WAY ) 
Any animal (except ridden horse) 12 
Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes mgw & over 21 
Other object 
11 
On main carriageway not in 
00 
Goods vehicle - unknown weight 
98 
restricted lane 
M/cycle 50cc and under 
02 
2.13 
VEHICLE LEAVING CARRIAGEWAY ) 
Tram / Light rail track 
01 
M/cycle over 50cc and up to 125cc 03 
Bus lane 
02 
Did not leave carriageway 
0 
M/cycle over 125cc and up to 500cc 04 
Busway (inc. guided busway) 
03 
Left carriageway nearside 
1 
Motorcycle over 500cc 
05 
Cycle lane (on main carriageway) 04 
Left carriageway nearside and 
2 
 
Motorcycle - cc unknown  
97 
rebounded 
Cycleway or shared use footway 
05 
Electric Motorcycle 
23 
(not part of main carriageway) 
Left carriageway straight ahead 
3 
Pedal cycle 
01 
at junction 
On lay-by / hard shoulder 
06 
Bus or coach (17 or more 
11 
Left carriageway offside onto 
4 
Entering lay-by/ hard shoulder 
07 
passenger seats) 
central reservation 
Leaving lay-by / hard shoulder 
08 
Minibus (8-16 passenger seats) 
10 
 
Left carriageway offside onto 
5 
Footway (pavement) 
09 
central reserve and rebounded 
Agricultural vehicle (include 
17 
diggers etc) 
Left carriageway offside and 
6 
2.10 
JUNCTION LOCATION OF VEHICLE ) 
crossed central reservation 
Ridden horse 
16 
Left carriageway offside 
7 
Mobility scooter 
22 
Not at or within 20m of junction 
0 
Left carriageway offside and 
8 
Tram / Light rail 
18 
Approaching junction or waiting 
1 
/parked at junction approach 
rebounded 
Other 1 
90 
vehicle 2 
Cleared junction or waiting/ 
2 
90 
parked at junction exit 
2.14 
FIRST OBJECT HIT OFF CARRIAGEWAY ) 
3 
90 
Leaving roundabout 
3 
4 
90 
None 
00 
Entering roundabout 
4 
Road sign / Traffic signal 
01 
Leaving main road 
5 
2.6 
TOWING AND ARTICULATION ) 
Lamp post 
02 
Entering main road 
6 
Telegraph pole / Electricity pole 03 
No tow or articulation 
0 
Entering from slip road 
7 
Tree 
04 
Articulated vehicle 
1 
Bus stop / Bus shelter 
05 
Mid junction– on roundabout or 
8 
Double or multiple trailer 
2 
on main road 
Central crash barrier 
06 
Caravan 
3 
Nearside or offside crash barrier 
07 
2.7 
MANOEUVRES ) 
Submerged in water (completely) 08 
Single trailer 
4 
Reversing 
01 
Entered ditch 
09 
Other tow 
5 
Parked 
02 
Wall or fence 
11 
Other permanent object 
10 
Waiting to go ahead but held up 
03 
2.22 
AGE OF DRIVER (Estimate if necessary) 
Slowing or stopping 
04 
2.16 
FIRST POINT OF IMPACT ) 
Vehicle 001 
Vehicle 002 
Moving off 
05 
U turn 
06 
Did not impact 
0 
Vehicle 003 
Vehicle 004 
Turning left 
07 
Front 
1 
Waiting to turn left 
08 
Back 
2 
2.27 
DRIVER HOME POSTCODE 
Turning right 
09 
Offside 
3 
or Code: 1- Unknown 2- Non UK 
Waiting to turn right 
10 
Nearside 
4 
Resident 3 - Parked & unattended 
Changing lane to left 
11 
2.29 
JOURNEY PURPOSE OF DRIVER/RIDER ) 
Changing lane to right 
12 
Vehicle 001 
O’taking moving veh on its offside 
13 
Journey as part of work 
1 
O’taking stationary veh on its offside 14 
Commuting to / from work 
2 
Vehicle 002 
Overtaking on nearside 
15 
Taking school pupil to/from school 
3 
Vehicle 003 
Going ahead left hand bend 
16 
Pupil riding to / from school 
4 
Going ahead right hand bend 
17 
Other 
5 
Vehicle 004 
Going ahead other 
18 
Not known 
6 
Subject to local directions, boxes with a grey background need not be completed if already recorded 
UNCLASSIFIED  
 

3.4 
VEHICLE REFERENCE NUMBER 
3.7 SEX OF CASUALTY ) 
CASUALTY 
3.20  CYCLE HELMET 
CASUALTY 
Enter VEH No. which CASUALTY occupied 
WORN ) 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
(for pedestrians, code vehicle that struck them 
first) e.g. 001,002 etc. 
Male 
1 
Not a cyclist 
0 
Female 
2 
Yes 
1 
 
Casualty 001 0 
C
 
asualty 002 0 
No 
2 
3.8 
AGE OF CASUALTY (Estimate if necessary) 
For children less than a year enter 00 
 
Casualty 003
C
04
Not known 
3 
0 
asualty 0
 0 
 
Casualty 005
C
 
asualty 006
 
Casualty 001
 
Casualty 002
0 
0 
3.15 CAR PASSENGER (not driver) ) 
 
Casualty 003
 
Casualty 004
3.18 
CASUALTY HOME POSTCODE 
Not a car passenger 
0 
or Code: 1- Unknown  
 
Casualty 005
 
Casualty 006
Front seat passenger 
1 
2- Non UK Resident 
Rear seat passenger 
2 
3.6 
CASUALTY CLASS ) 
 
Casualty 001
Driver/Rider 
1 
 
Casualty 002
3.16 
BUS OR COACH PASSENGER ) 
Veh./pillion Passenger 
2 
(17 passenger seats or more) 
 
Casualty 003
Pedestrian 
3 
Not a bus or coach 
0 
passenger 
 
Casualty 004
3.9 
SEVERITY OF CASUALTY ) 
Boarding 
1 
 
Casualty 005
Fatal 
1 
Alighting 
2 
Serious 
2 
 
Casualty 006
Standing passenger 
3 
Slight 
3 
 
Seated passenger 
4 
MG NSRF/C 
Sept 2011
2.8 DIRECTION OF VEHICLE TRAVEL 
Vehicle 001 
Vehicle 002 
1. Using the Example shown complete the 
FROM and TO boxes for the vehicles 
FROM 
TO 
FROM 
TO 
EXAMPLE 
NW 
8 
N 
1 
2 NE 
concerned, indicating direction of travel 
FROM and TO 
2. If PARKED enter ‘00’ 
Vehicle 003 
FROM 
TO 
Vehicle 004 
FROM 
TO 
FROM 
TO 
1 
3 
W 7 
SW 
6 
5 
S 
4 
3 E 
SE 
CASUALTY RECORD  
LOCAL STATISTICS 
3.14 
SEAT BELT IN USE ) 
Not applicable 
0 
Worn and inde-
1 
pendently confirmed 
Worn but not inde-
2 
pendently confirmed 
Not worn 
3 
Unknown 
4 
CASUALTY 
PEDESTRIAN CASUALTIES ONLY 
3.10 
PEDESTRIAN 
3.11 
PEDESTRIAN 
CASUALTY 
LOCATION ) 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
MOVEMENT ) 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
3.12 
PEDESTRIAN 
CASUALTY
In carriageway, crossing 01 
Crossing from driver’s 
1 
on pedestrian crossing 
DIRECTION ) 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
nearside 
facility 
Standing still 
0 
Crossing from driver’s 
2 
In carriageway, crossing 02 
nearside-masked by 
Northbound 
1 
within zig-zag lines at 
parked or stationary veh’ 
crossing approach 
Northeast bound 
2 
Crossing from driver’s 
3 
In carriageway, crossing 03 
Eastbound 
3 
offside 
within zig-zag lines at 
Southeast bound 
4 
Crossing from driver’s 
4 
crossing exit 
offside-masked by 
Southbound 
5 
In carriageway, crossing 04 
parked or stationary veh’ 
elsewhere within 50m of 
Southwest bound 
6 
In carriageway, stationary 
5 
pedestrian crossing 
Westbound 
7 
- not crossing (standing 
In carriageway, 
05 
or playing) 
Northwest bound 
8 
crossing elsewhere 
In carriageway, stationary 
6 
Unknown 
9 
On footway or verge 
06 
-not crossing (standing or 
playing), masked by 
On refuge, central island 07 
parked or stationary veh’ 
or central reservation 
Walking along in 
7 
In centre of carriageway, 08 
3.19 
PEDESTRIAN ROAD 
carriageway-facing traffic 
not on refuge, island or 
MAINTENANCE WORKER ) 
central reservation 
Walking along in 
8 
No / not applicable 
0 
carriageway-back to 
In carriageway, not 
09 
traffic 
crossing 
Yes 
1 
Unknown or other 
9 
Unknown or other 
10 
Not known 
2 
Subject to local directions, boxes with a grey background need not be completed if already recorded 
UNCLASSIFIED  

RESTRICTED 
MG NSRF/D 
Sept 2011
CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS 
1. Select up to six factors from the grid, relevant to the accident. 
2. Factors may be shown in any order, but an indication must be 
given of whether each factor is very likely (A) or possible (B). 
3. Only include factors that you consider contributed to the 
accident. (i.e. do NOT include "Poor road surface" unless relevant). 
4. More than one factor may, if appropriate, be related to the same 
road user. 
5. The same factor may be related to more than one road user. 
6. The participant should be identified by the relevant vehicle or 
casualty ref no. (e.g. 001, 002 etc.), preceded by "V" if the factor 
applies to a vehicle, driver/rider or the road environment (e.g. 
V002), or "C" if the factor relates to a pedestrian or passenger 
casualty (e.g. C001). 
7. Enter U000 if the factor relates to an uninjured pedestrian. 
Road 
Environment 
Contributed 
103 
102 
101 
110 
108 
107 
109 
104 
105 
106 
Slippery 
road (due to 
weather) 
Deposit on 
road (e.g. 
oil, mud, 
chippings) 
Poor or 
defective 
road 
surface 
Sunken, 
raised or 
slippery 
inspection 
cover 
Road layout 
(e.g. bend, 
hill, narrow 
carriageway) 
Temporary 
road layout 
(e.g. 
contraflow) 
Animal or 
object in 
carriageway 
Inadequate 
or masked 
signs or road 
markings 
Defective 
traffic 
signals 
Traffic 
calming 
(e.g. speed 
cushions, 
road humps, 
chicanes) 
Vehicle 
Defects 
201 
202 
203 
204 
205 
206 
Tyres illegal, 
defective or 
under-inflated 
Defective 
lights or 
indicators 
Defective 
brakes 
Defective 
steering or 
suspension 
Defective or 
missing 
mirrors 
Overloaded 
or poorly 
loaded 
vehicle or 
trailer 
Injudicious 
Action
d Horse Riders) 
308 
306 
302 
301 
307 
310 
305 
304 
309 
303 
Following 
too close 
Exceeding 
speed limit 
Disobeyed 
Give Way or 
Stop sign or 
markings 
Disobeyed 
automatic 
traffic signal 
Travelling 
too fast for 
conditions 
Cyclist 
entering 
road from 
pavement 
Illegal turn 
or direction 
of travel 
Disobeyed 
pedestrian 
crossing 
facility 
Vehicle 
travelling 
along 
pavement 
Disobeyed 
double 
white lines 
Driver/ 
Rider 
Error or 
Reaction
edal Cycles an
405 
406 
403 
408 
409 
401 
402 
404 
407 
410 
Failed to 
look 
properly 
Failed to 
judge other 
person’s path 
or speed 
Poor turn or 
manoeuvre 
Sudden 
braking 
Swerved 
Junction 
overshoot 
Junction 
restart 
(moving off 
at junction) 
Failed to 
signal or 
misleading 
signal 
Too close to 
cyclist, horse 
or 
pedestrian 
Loss of 
control 
Impairment 
or 
Distraction
Driver/Rider Only (Includes P
501 
502 
508 
503 
509 
510 
505 
504 
507 
506 
Impaired by 
alcohol 
Impaired by 
drugs (illicit 
or medicinal) 
Driver using 
mobile 
phone 
Fatigue 
Distraction 
in vehicle 
Distraction 
outside 
vehicle 
Illness or 
disability, 
mental or 
physical 
Uncorrected, 
defective 
eyesight 
Rider 
wearing dark 
clothing 
Not 
displaying 
lights at night 
or in poor 
visibility 
Behaviour 
or 
Inexperience 
602 
605 
601 
603 
607 
606 
604 
Careless, 
reckless or 
in a hurry 
Learner or 
inexperienced 
driver/rider 
Aggressive 
driving 
Nervous, 
uncertain or 
panic 
Unfamiliar 
with model of 
vehicle 
Inexperience 
of driving on 
the left 
Driving too 
slow for 
conditions or 
slow vehicle 
(e.g. tractor) 
Vision Affected 
by 
701 
703 
706 
707 
708 
705 
710 
702 
704 
709 
Stationary 
or parked 
vehicle(s) 
Road layout 
(e.g. bend, 
winding road, 
hill crest) 
Dazzling 
sun 
Rain, sleet, 
snow or fog 
Spray 
from other 
vehicles 
Dazzling 
headlights 
Vehicle 
blind spot 
Vegetation 
Buildings, 
road signs, 
street 
furniture 
Visor or 
windscreen 
dirty, 
scratched or 
frosted etc. 
Pedestrian Only 
(Casualty or 
Uninjured) 
802 
808 
803 
801 
806 
807 
805 
804 
809 
810 
Failed to 
look 
properly 
Careless, 
reckless or 
in a hurry 
Failed to 
judge 
vehicle’s path 
or speed 
Crossing 
road masked 
by stationary 
or parked 
vehicle 
Impaired by 
alcohol 
Impaired by 
drugs (illicit 
or medicinal) 
Dangerous 
action in 
carriageway 
(e.g. playing) 
Wrong use of 
pedestrian 
crossing 
facility 
Pedestrian 
wearing 
dark clothing 
at night 
Disability 
or illness, 
mental or 
physical 
Special Codes 
901 
902 
903 
904 
*999 
Stolen 
vehicle 
Vehicle in 
course 
of crime 
Emergency 
vehicle 
on a call 
Vehicle door 
opened or 
closed 
negligently 
Other – 
Please 
specify 
below 
Factor in the accident 
Which participant? 
1st 
2nd 
3rd 
4th 
5th 
6th 
(e.g. V001, C001, U000) 
Very likely (A)  
or Possible (B)  
*If 999 Other, give brief details 
(Note: Only use if another factor contributed to the accident and include it in the text description of how the accident occurred) 
These factors reflect the reporting officer’s opinion at the time of reporting and may not be the result of extensive investigation 
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