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Stockport road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,125 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 1980, and 1,358 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1979 (1,050), and casualties rose from 1,264.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,125
Up 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,358
Up 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 1980

1.2% of collisions in Stockport in 1980 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious17415%
  • Slight93783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.2%
  • Serious18914%
  • Slight1,15385%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,125, up 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (16%)
  • Tuesday127 (11%)
  • Wednesday162 (14%)
  • Thursday172 (15%)
  • Friday196 (17%)
  • Saturday176 (16%)
  • Sunday113 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59156 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59164 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59295 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59145 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (8.1%)
  • February83 (7.4%)
  • March102 (9.1%)
  • April77 (6.8%)
  • May79 (7%)
  • June91 (8.1%)
  • July89 (7.9%)
  • August90 (8%)
  • September105 (9.3%)
  • October118 (10%)
  • November107 (9.5%)
  • December93 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight767 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit345 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds855 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds202 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry654 (58%)
  • Wet or damp447 (40%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,036 (92%)
  • 40 mph28 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph27 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph20 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,002 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout29 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant447 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist335 (25%)
  • Pedestrian311 (23%)
  • Cyclist138 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant45 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1085 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 15144 (11%)
  • 16 to 20359 (26%)
  • 21 to 25169 (12%)
  • 26 to 35182 (13%)
  • 36 to 45121 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5590 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6585 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7558 (4.3%)
  • Over 7529 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider727 (54%)
  • Passenger320 (24%)
  • Pedestrian311 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,118 (60%)
  • Motorcycle341 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle146 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach72 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Stockport

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stockport ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 62nd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 1980

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 1980: 143, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6143181126
2ndA62690106012
3rdA5608795212
4thA5102496308
5thA34384605
6thA5149375503
7thB6167334714
8thB6104253402
9thB5169192306
10thA5145161812
11thA627131904
12thA6017111201
13thM63111704
14thB5095101200
15thA52391003
16thB509491310
17thA51437900
18thB51666603
19thB610161101
20thB61715701

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 1980

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 476.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 1980

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 1980: 215.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 1980, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1980.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years