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Stockport road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,050 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 1979, and 1,264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 223 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 36,605 collisions in Stockport.

Collisions in 1979
1,050
Casualties in 1979
1,264
Fatal collisions
11
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
223
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 1979

1% of collisions in Stockport in 1979 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious22321%
  • Slight81678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious25420%
  • Slight99879%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,050.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (14%)
  • Tuesday137 (13%)
  • Wednesday152 (14%)
  • Thursday136 (13%)
  • Friday216 (21%)
  • Saturday136 (13%)
  • Sunday130 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59157 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59271 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59163 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (7%)
  • February63 (6%)
  • March93 (8.9%)
  • April61 (5.8%)
  • May87 (8.3%)
  • June68 (6.5%)
  • July93 (8.9%)
  • August94 (9%)
  • September96 (9.1%)
  • October97 (9.2%)
  • November128 (12%)
  • December97 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight715 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit325 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds771 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds182 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other37 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry575 (55%)
  • Wet or damp419 (40%)
  • Frost or ice42 (4%)
  • Snow14 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph986 (94%)
  • 40 mph19 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph25 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway957 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant440 (35%)
  • Pedestrian314 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist284 (22%)
  • Cyclist125 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant38 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 10103 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 15113 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20328 (26%)
  • 21 to 25148 (12%)
  • 26 to 35183 (14%)
  • 36 to 45112 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5574 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6583 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7560 (4.7%)
  • Over 7533 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider672 (53%)
  • Pedestrian314 (25%)
  • Passenger278 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,085 (62%)
  • Motorcycle296 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach62 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Stockport

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stockport ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 75th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 1979

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 1979: 114, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6114141217
2ndA5608397220
3rdA6267992123
4thA5102313704
5thA5149313504
6thB6167253218
7thB5169242805
8thB6104222407
9thA34192305
10thA6017192804
11thA627161803
12thA5143141702
13thA5145141505
14thB5094131802
15thB5095121603
16thB610191003
17thB516661303
18thA5235711
19thM635500
20thB61713300

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 1979

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 443.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 1979

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 1979: 189.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 1979, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years