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Level Crossings: Greater Manchester

Asked by Jim McMahonLabour (Co-op)Department for TransportTabled Answered 17 December 2025UIN 99220

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many safety breaches have there been at rail road level crossings in Greater Manchester since 2015.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Great Britain’s level crossings are among the safest in Europe. The number of incidents at rail-road level crossings in Greater Manchester since 2017/18 is set out below. No comparable data is available for previous years.

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Fiscal Year

Incidents

2017/2018

38

2018/2019

34

2019/2020

31

2020/2021

15

2021/2022

36

2022/2023

40

2023/2024

58

2024/2025

41

2025/2026 (to 12 December)

38

Total

331

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