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Stockport road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 36,605 road traffic collisions in Stockport from 1979 to 2025, and 47,654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 410 were fatal and 4,420 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 242 collisions, up 10% on 2024 (221), and casualties rose from 268 to 285.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
36,605
Joint 70th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47,654
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
410
1.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
242
Up 10% on 2024

Crash severity in Stockport

1.1% of collisions in Stockport from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4101.1%
  • Serious4,42012%
  • Slight31,77587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4410.9%
  • Serious4,83910%
  • Slight42,37489%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. In 2025 there were 242, up 10% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 242
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025242285
2024221268
2023197240
2022232293
2021252302
2020193263
2019299395
2018285369
2017283373
2016227297
2015230294
2014298405
2013332442
2012353484
2011440591
2010479645
2009547716
2008615805
2007690888
20067681,044
20057701,013
20048401,116
20038781,164
20029111,205
20019571,328
20001,0591,434
19991,0731,459
19981,1571,597
19971,1081,544
19961,1841,575
19951,1791,573
19941,2181,690
19931,1701,562
19921,1501,507
19911,1151,462
19901,2221,557
19891,2331,605
19881,1411,422
19871,1471,442
19861,1801,478
19851,0891,356
19841,1011,378
19831,1131,331
19821,1371,437
19811,1151,398
19801,1251,358
19791,0501,264

When and where crashes happen in Stockport

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,249 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,319 (15%)
  • Wednesday5,298 (14%)
  • Thursday5,646 (15%)
  • Friday6,313 (17%)
  • Saturday5,025 (14%)
  • Sunday3,755 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,243 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59400 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,559 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595,067 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596,528 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599,231 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596,022 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,555 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,982 (8.1%)
  • February2,640 (7.2%)
  • March2,986 (8.2%)
  • April2,883 (7.9%)
  • May3,040 (8.3%)
  • June3,006 (8.2%)
  • July3,005 (8.2%)
  • August2,882 (7.9%)
  • September3,173 (8.7%)
  • October3,455 (9.4%)
  • November3,416 (9.3%)
  • December3,137 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight26,344 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9,554 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown379 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting253 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit75 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds28,443 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,890 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds570 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds515 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds175 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist77 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds50 (0.1%)
  • Other385 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded500 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry22,664 (62%)
  • Wet or damp13,193 (36%)
  • Frost or ice506 (1.4%)
  • Snow149 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel14 (under 0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep13 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded64 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph296 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph32,631 (89%)
  • 40 mph1,424 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph400 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph486 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph1,362 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway29,878 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway3,887 (11%)
  • Roundabout1,460 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road588 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded792 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Stockport

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant26,137 (55%)
  • Pedestrian8,545 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist4,558 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist4,528 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,792 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant1,064 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant391 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)243 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant194 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant185 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,142 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 102,224 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 153,635 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 208,423 (18%)
  • 21 to 256,156 (13%)
  • 26 to 358,982 (19%)
  • 36 to 456,054 (13%)
  • 46 to 554,382 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 653,047 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 752,016 (4.2%)
  • Over 751,546 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded47 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider27,189 (57%)
  • Passenger11,920 (25%)
  • Pedestrian8,545 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car48,678 (73%)
  • Motorcycle4,749 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle4,646 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,134 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach2,058 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,815 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car642 (1%)
  • Other vehicle454 (0.7%)
  • Minibus278 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (under 0.1%)
  • Other16 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Stockport

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Stockport

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stockport ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the joint 70th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
Joint 70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
68thWestmorland and Furness38,50353,5899798,796
69thSalford37,87751,6535334,913
70thNorth Northamptonshire36,60549,44187310,764
70thStockport (this area)36,60547,6544104,420
72ndSouthampton36,38444,2083436,828
73rdNorth Lanarkshire36,24948,5637138,598
74thPortsmouth36,24743,4072766,570

Accident hotspots in Stockport

Brinnington & Stockport Central, Stockport, SK1 1AS area is the busiest accident hotspot in Stockport, with 1,068 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 11 of them fatal.

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport from 1979 to 2025: 4,782, including 58 fatal and 572 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64,7826,36958572
2ndA5603,0583,98630329
3rdA6262,5203,43226286
4thA51021,3241,74516163
5thB61671,2761,59224164
6thA51491,0961,4095130
7thA341,0541,48317112
8thA51458031,010581
9thM607951,2021563
10thB61047891,0391586
11thB51696938725101
12thB5465587784452
13thA627582830588
14thA6017538753571
15thM63497705544
16thB5095325431350
17thB5094285387633
18thA523283432640
19thA5143281383544
20thB6101205276434

Towns in Stockport

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 16,108.

Postcode districts in Stockport

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport from 1979 to 2025: 6,858.

Latest crashes in Stockport

Of the latest 24 crashes in Stockport, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity