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Stockport road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,115 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 1991, and 1,462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1990 (1,222), and casualties fell from 1,557.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,115
Down 9% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,462
Down 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
14
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 1991

1.3% of collisions in Stockport in 1991 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious11911%
  • Slight98288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151%
  • Serious1389.4%
  • Slight1,30990%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,115, down 9% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday159 (14%)
  • Tuesday152 (14%)
  • Wednesday129 (12%)
  • Thursday161 (14%)
  • Friday212 (19%)
  • Saturday169 (15%)
  • Sunday133 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59214 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59288 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (8.2%)
  • February70 (6.3%)
  • March95 (8.5%)
  • April103 (9.2%)
  • May75 (6.7%)
  • June116 (10%)
  • July80 (7.2%)
  • August91 (8.2%)
  • September89 (8%)
  • October86 (7.7%)
  • November116 (10%)
  • December103 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight826 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit264 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds868 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds175 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry695 (62%)
  • Wet or damp391 (35%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.5%)
  • Snow12 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,005 (90%)
  • 40 mph42 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph23 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph30 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway954 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout29 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant837 (57%)
  • Pedestrian270 (18%)
  • Cyclist150 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1089 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1594 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20255 (17%)
  • 21 to 25221 (15%)
  • 26 to 35293 (20%)
  • 36 to 45184 (13%)
  • 46 to 55106 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6574 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7563 (4.3%)
  • Over 7542 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider821 (56%)
  • Passenger371 (25%)
  • Pedestrian270 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,518 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle151 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle114 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach55 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 1991

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1991 in Stockport

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stockport ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 56th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
56th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 1991

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 1991: 169, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6169219224
2ndA5608711105
3rdA6267512146
4thA5102455515
5thA5149394703
6thB6167395613
7thA34375606
8thM63314000
9thB6104253102
10thA5145232801
11thB5169232604
12thA6017141700
13thA627142202
14thB5465121802
15thB5094111902
16thA514391202
17thA52381801
18thB509582110
19thB516671300
20thB61013300

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 1991

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 507.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 1991

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 1991: 209.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 1991, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years