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Stockport road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,089 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 1985, and 1,356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1984 (1,101), and casualties fell from 1,378.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,089
Down 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,356
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
13
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 1985

1.2% of collisions in Stockport in 1985 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious17516%
  • Slight90183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious19114%
  • Slight1,15185%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,089, down 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday170 (16%)
  • Tuesday146 (13%)
  • Wednesday155 (14%)
  • Thursday136 (12%)
  • Friday214 (20%)
  • Saturday151 (14%)
  • Sunday117 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59202 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59259 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59155 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (8.2%)
  • February78 (7.2%)
  • March95 (8.7%)
  • April88 (8.1%)
  • May80 (7.3%)
  • June99 (9.1%)
  • July81 (7.4%)
  • August96 (8.8%)
  • September95 (8.7%)
  • October98 (9%)
  • November111 (10%)
  • December79 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight736 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit339 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds873 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds174 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry660 (61%)
  • Wet or damp406 (37%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.3%)
  • Snow9 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,022 (94%)
  • 40 mph26 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph18 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway961 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout27 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant614 (45%)
  • Pedestrian315 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist202 (15%)
  • Cyclist140 (10%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1078 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 15123 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20346 (26%)
  • 21 to 25192 (14%)
  • 26 to 35190 (14%)
  • 36 to 45115 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 55101 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7562 (4.6%)
  • Over 7543 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider710 (52%)
  • Passenger331 (24%)
  • Pedestrian315 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,335 (69%)
  • Motorcycle210 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle141 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes112 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (3%)
  • Bus or coach42 (2.2%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 62nd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 1985

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 1985: 148, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6148189023
2ndA5608110029
3rdA626759127
4thA5102434703
5thB6167424728
6thA5149355128
7thA34244203
8thB6104222913
9thB5169212406
10thM63202704
11thA6017171814
12thA627162001
13thB5095141702
14thA523132002
15thB5094131703
16thA5143121406
17thA5145121303
18thB6101101203
19thB51667901
20thB61713301

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 1985

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 464.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 1985

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 1985: 202.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 1985, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1985.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years