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Stockport road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,101 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 1984, and 1,378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1983 (1,113), and casualties rose from 1,331.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,101
Down 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,378
Up 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
17
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 1984

1.5% of collisions in Stockport in 1984 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.5%
  • Serious17216%
  • Slight91283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.4%
  • Serious18213%
  • Slight1,17785%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,101, down 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday168 (15%)
  • Tuesday162 (15%)
  • Wednesday141 (13%)
  • Thursday179 (16%)
  • Friday174 (16%)
  • Saturday156 (14%)
  • Sunday121 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59160 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59192 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59264 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59173 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59136 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (7.4%)
  • February90 (8.2%)
  • March81 (7.4%)
  • April91 (8.3%)
  • May90 (8.2%)
  • June77 (7%)
  • July104 (9.4%)
  • August85 (7.7%)
  • September95 (8.6%)
  • October111 (10%)
  • November113 (10%)
  • December83 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight778 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit318 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds873 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds173 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry670 (61%)
  • Wet or damp411 (37%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,019 (93%)
  • 40 mph38 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph17 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph18 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway970 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout27 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant554 (40%)
  • Pedestrian343 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist231 (17%)
  • Cyclist163 (12%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1087 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 15152 (11%)
  • 16 to 20371 (27%)
  • 21 to 25186 (13%)
  • 26 to 35181 (13%)
  • 36 to 45121 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5571 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6573 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.5%)
  • Over 7542 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider724 (53%)
  • Pedestrian343 (25%)
  • Passenger311 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,228 (67%)
  • Motorcycle240 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle169 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach50 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 65th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
65th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 1984

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 1984: 155, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6155203219
2ndA56091106014
3rdA6265270110
4thB6167445019
5thA5102435426
6thA34364422
7thA5149343903
8thB6104222717
9thA5145203012
10thA627193303
11thB5169172603
12thA6017162103
13thM63162202
14thB5094131602
15thB5095131602
16thA5143111202
17thA52381201
18thB61016600
19thB51663300
20thB61713402

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 1984

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 462.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 1984

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 1984: 198.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 1984, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years