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Stockport road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,222 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 1990, and 1,557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1989 (1,233), and casualties fell from 1,605.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,222
Down 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,557
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
12
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 1990

1% of collisions in Stockport in 1990 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious14011%
  • Slight1,07088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious1539.8%
  • Slight1,39289%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,222, down 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday159 (13%)
  • Tuesday187 (15%)
  • Wednesday193 (16%)
  • Thursday168 (14%)
  • Friday226 (18%)
  • Saturday164 (13%)
  • Sunday125 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59159 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59171 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59211 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59294 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59230 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January105 (8.6%)
  • February88 (7.2%)
  • March111 (9.1%)
  • April105 (8.6%)
  • May104 (8.5%)
  • June109 (8.9%)
  • July98 (8%)
  • August93 (7.6%)
  • September103 (8.4%)
  • October106 (8.7%)
  • November98 (8%)
  • December102 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight901 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit291 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds968 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds188 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry752 (62%)
  • Wet or damp455 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,110 (91%)
  • 40 mph43 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph26 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph31 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,059 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout39 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant834 (54%)
  • Pedestrian307 (20%)
  • Cyclist161 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant44 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1082 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1594 (6%)
  • 16 to 20286 (18%)
  • 21 to 25248 (16%)
  • 26 to 35286 (18%)
  • 36 to 45172 (11%)
  • 46 to 55115 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6595 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7575 (4.8%)
  • Over 7550 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider861 (55%)
  • Passenger389 (25%)
  • Pedestrian307 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,629 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle165 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle138 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach71 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (0.8%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 53rd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 1990

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 1990: 163, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6163211123
2ndA5609512928
3rdA6267310118
4thB6167515908
5thA5102465304
6thA5149445005
7thA34344813
8thA627293403
9thM63293702
10thA5145263304
11thB6104242613
12thB5169192803
13thB5465172101
14thB5095152003
15thA523131802
16thA5143112102
17thA6017111301
18thB5094101601
19thB617171501
20thB51665600

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 1990

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 492.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 1990

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 1990: 254.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 1990, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years