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Written question asked by Jim McMahon (Labour) on Thursday, 11 December 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 December 2025. It was answered by Simon Lightwood (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 December 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Level Crossings: Greater Manchester

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.

Answer

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


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
99220
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Level crossings Greater Manchester Safety
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk