Mossley road traffic accidents
Mossley recorded 239 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 334 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 32 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 40% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 32
- Casualties
- 334
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 32
- Casualties
- 334
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Mossley
Roads in Mossley
Postcode districts in Mossley
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Mossley
Road collision statistics for Mossley
Collisions recorded
239
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
334
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
32
15.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Mossley
Collisions in Mossley are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (18.8% of the total), with 24.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
86.6% of recorded collisions in Mossley happen on a single carriageway. Around 24.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Mossley have produced 334 casualties. Pedestrians account for 21.6% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 32 collisions, Monday 27 collisions, Tuesday 29 collisions, Wednesday 40 collisions, Thursday 45 collisions, Friday 31 collisions, Saturday 35 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 181 collisions, Darkness 58 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 207 collisions, One way street 17 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, One way street/Slip road 5 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 224 collisions, 40 mph 10 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 175 collisions, Raining no high winds 36 collisions, Unknown 13 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions, Snowing no high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 158 casualties, Passenger 104 casualties, Pedestrian 72 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Mossley
How many road accidents have there been in Mossley?
239 collisions have been recorded in Mossley in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 334 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Mossley were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 32 were serious — 15.1% of all recorded collisions in Mossley resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Mossley?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Mossley, accounting for 18.8% of them, and 24.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Mossley happen on?
86.6% of collisions in Mossley are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Mossley?
Pedestrians make up 21.6% of the 334 casualties recorded in Mossley.
Is road safety in Mossley getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Mossley fell 40% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Mossley come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Mossley cover 1999 to 2025.