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Stockport road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,141 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 1988, and 1,422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1987 (1,147), and casualties fell from 1,442.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,141
Down 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,422
Down 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
10
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 1988

0.9% of collisions in Stockport in 1988 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious15113%
  • Slight98086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious16111%
  • Slight1,24988%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,141, down 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (14%)
  • Tuesday164 (14%)
  • Wednesday162 (14%)
  • Thursday175 (15%)
  • Friday201 (18%)
  • Saturday158 (14%)
  • Sunday116 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59161 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59169 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59204 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59268 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59164 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January108 (9.5%)
  • February72 (6.3%)
  • March99 (8.7%)
  • April93 (8.2%)
  • May93 (8.2%)
  • June78 (6.8%)
  • July94 (8.2%)
  • August83 (7.3%)
  • September103 (9%)
  • October115 (10%)
  • November112 (9.8%)
  • December91 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight835 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit274 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds875 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds213 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry672 (59%)
  • Wet or damp456 (40%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,036 (91%)
  • 40 mph52 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph22 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph22 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway998 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout32 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant727 (51%)
  • Pedestrian317 (22%)
  • Cyclist138 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1070 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 15132 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20278 (20%)
  • 21 to 25220 (15%)
  • 26 to 35213 (15%)
  • 36 to 45162 (11%)
  • 46 to 5587 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6578 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7564 (4.5%)
  • Over 7560 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider733 (52%)
  • Passenger372 (26%)
  • Pedestrian317 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,460 (72%)
  • Motorcycle146 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle141 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes121 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach63 (3.1%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 56th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
56th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 1988

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 1988: 151, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6151192222
2ndA560111141014
3rdA6267493015
4thB6167455507
5thA34375205
6thA5102364402
7thA5149333905
8thA5145263105
9thM63243502
10thB6104213212
11thB5169172002
12thB5465172102
13thA6017151904
14thB5094151801
15thA627142110
16thA5143101303
17thA52391202
18thB51667901
19thB50956600
20thB61716801

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 1988

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 497.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 1988

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 1988: 217.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years