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Stockport road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,233 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 1989, and 1,605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1988 (1,141), and casualties rose from 1,422.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,233
Up 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,605
Up 13% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 1989

1.2% of collisions in Stockport in 1989 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious13511%
  • Slight1,08388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.9%
  • Serious1519.4%
  • Slight1,43990%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,233, up 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (13%)
  • Tuesday179 (15%)
  • Wednesday161 (13%)
  • Thursday193 (16%)
  • Friday211 (17%)
  • Saturday188 (15%)
  • Sunday136 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59162 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59169 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59219 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59313 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59204 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59128 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (7.2%)
  • February93 (7.5%)
  • March103 (8.4%)
  • April110 (8.9%)
  • May92 (7.5%)
  • June93 (7.5%)
  • July105 (8.5%)
  • August107 (8.7%)
  • September110 (8.9%)
  • October131 (11%)
  • November108 (8.8%)
  • December92 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight916 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit282 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds999 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds187 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry777 (63%)
  • Wet or damp444 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,129 (92%)
  • 40 mph49 (4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph28 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph22 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,079 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout45 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant813 (51%)
  • Pedestrian316 (20%)
  • Cyclist159 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant111 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1089 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15107 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20332 (21%)
  • 21 to 25232 (14%)
  • 26 to 35289 (18%)
  • 36 to 45153 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 55121 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6582 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 75103 (6.4%)
  • Over 7552 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider859 (54%)
  • Passenger430 (27%)
  • Pedestrian316 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,604 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle164 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle160 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach77 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 52nd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 1989

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 1989: 172, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6172259119
2ndA56095127212
3rdA6269311715
4thA5102536702
5thB61674967110
6thA5145333903
7thA5149313704
8thA34283802
9thM63284402
10thB6104263703
11thB5465232603
12thA523202803
13thA6017192303
14thB5169192412
15thA627172501
16thA5143152410
17thB5095142101
18thB6101111211
19thB516671402
20thB50946711

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 1989

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 535.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 1989

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 1989: 212.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years