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Stockport road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,147 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 1987, and 1,442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1986 (1,180), and casualties fell from 1,478.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,147
Down 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,442
Down 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
16
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 1987

1.4% of collisions in Stockport in 1987 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.4%
  • Serious1149.9%
  • Slight1,01789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.2%
  • Serious1238.5%
  • Slight1,30190%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,147, down 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday155 (14%)
  • Tuesday170 (15%)
  • Wednesday160 (14%)
  • Thursday153 (13%)
  • Friday204 (18%)
  • Saturday176 (15%)
  • Sunday129 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59141 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59216 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59278 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59178 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (6.8%)
  • February72 (6.3%)
  • March99 (8.6%)
  • April103 (9%)
  • May98 (8.5%)
  • June110 (9.6%)
  • July94 (8.2%)
  • August96 (8.4%)
  • September111 (9.7%)
  • October121 (11%)
  • November100 (8.7%)
  • December65 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight809 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit308 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds869 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds227 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry672 (59%)
  • Wet or damp440 (38%)
  • Frost or ice26 (2.3%)
  • Snow8 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,063 (93%)
  • 40 mph27 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph28 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph21 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway978 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout35 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded34 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant721 (50%)
  • Pedestrian260 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (12%)
  • Cyclist170 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1070 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 15119 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20333 (23%)
  • 21 to 25200 (14%)
  • 26 to 35249 (17%)
  • 36 to 45148 (10%)
  • 46 to 5598 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6582 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7569 (4.8%)
  • Over 7536 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider788 (55%)
  • Passenger394 (27%)
  • Pedestrian260 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,444 (70%)
  • Motorcycle186 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle177 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach69 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus11 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 50th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 1987

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 1987: 173, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6173232221
2ndA5609112327
3rdA626689607
4thA5102536407
5thA5149385205
6thB6167353900
7thA627273302
8thA34253323
9thM63243102
10thA5145202602
11thB6104202612
12thB5169182002
13thB5465152011
14thB6101141604
15thA6017121912
16thB5094111402
17thA514391302
18thA52391002
19thB50958910
20thB51665700

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 1987

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 485.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 1987

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 1987: 196.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 1987, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years