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Stockport road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,115 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 1981, and 1,398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 204 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1980 (1,125), and casualties rose from 1,358.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,115
Down 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,398
Up 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
16
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
204
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 1981

1.4% of collisions in Stockport in 1981 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.4%
  • Serious20418%
  • Slight89580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.1%
  • Serious23517%
  • Slight1,14782%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,115, down 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (14%)
  • Tuesday158 (14%)
  • Wednesday141 (13%)
  • Thursday201 (18%)
  • Friday184 (17%)
  • Saturday141 (13%)
  • Sunday130 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59140 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59194 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59284 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59167 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (7.2%)
  • February74 (6.6%)
  • March112 (10%)
  • April77 (6.9%)
  • May89 (8%)
  • June89 (8%)
  • July111 (10%)
  • August77 (6.9%)
  • September92 (8.3%)
  • October125 (11%)
  • November106 (9.5%)
  • December83 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight774 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit325 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds877 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds175 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry627 (56%)
  • Wet or damp455 (41%)
  • Frost or ice28 (2.5%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,027 (92%)
  • 40 mph28 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph38 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,012 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout19 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant547 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist318 (23%)
  • Pedestrian297 (21%)
  • Cyclist141 (10%)
  • Van occupant43 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10100 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 15135 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20401 (29%)
  • 21 to 25149 (11%)
  • 26 to 35192 (14%)
  • 36 to 45116 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 55104 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6574 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.1%)
  • Over 7534 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider793 (57%)
  • Passenger308 (22%)
  • Pedestrian297 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,218 (64%)
  • Motorcycle315 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle149 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach54 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 59th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
59th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 1981

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 1981: 128, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6128173230
2ndA56083101123
3rdA626759819
4thA5149496103
5thA5102456515
6thB61673342210
7thA34283405
8thB6104253210
9thA627233117
10thB51692328011
11thA6017222504
12thA5145131503
13thB5094132811
14thA514391301
15thB50959903
16thA52381011
17thB61018901
18thB51666901
19thM636800
20thB61713300

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 1981

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 466.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 1981

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 1981: 212.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 1981, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years