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Stockport road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,180 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 1986, and 1,478 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1985 (1,089), and casualties rose from 1,356.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,180
Up 8% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,478
Up 9% on 1985
Fatal collisions
15
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Stockport in 1986 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious14012%
  • Slight1,02587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.2%
  • Serious15811%
  • Slight1,30388%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,180, up 8% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (15%)
  • Tuesday151 (13%)
  • Wednesday174 (15%)
  • Thursday175 (15%)
  • Friday203 (17%)
  • Saturday173 (15%)
  • Sunday132 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5963 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59145 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59147 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59210 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59297 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (7.1%)
  • February81 (6.9%)
  • March77 (6.5%)
  • April101 (8.6%)
  • May95 (8.1%)
  • June92 (7.8%)
  • July95 (8.1%)
  • August101 (8.6%)
  • September95 (8.1%)
  • October105 (8.9%)
  • November119 (10%)
  • December135 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight820 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit336 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds877 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds223 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry680 (58%)
  • Wet or damp472 (40%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.6%)
  • Snow9 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,087 (92%)
  • 40 mph46 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph17 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,035 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout41 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant694 (47%)
  • Pedestrian319 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist212 (14%)
  • Cyclist159 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (4%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1083 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 15168 (11%)
  • 16 to 20317 (21%)
  • 21 to 25201 (14%)
  • 26 to 35241 (16%)
  • 36 to 45136 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 55107 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6589 (6%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.2%)
  • Over 7537 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider818 (55%)
  • Passenger341 (23%)
  • Pedestrian319 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,448 (70%)
  • Motorcycle227 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle162 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 47th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 1986

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 1986: 162, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6162207323
2ndA56093110013
3rdA6267399110
4thB6167516402
5thA5149506209
6thA34466217
7thA5102435703
8thB5169323705
9thA6017253503
10thA5145242602
11thA5143182002
12thM63172101
13thA627162314
14thB6104142002
15thA523124701
16thB509591202
17thB516681503
18thB54658801
19thB50946802
20thA5634400

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 1986

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 481.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 1986

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 1986: 210.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years