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Stockport road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,184 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 1996, and 1,575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995 (1,179), and casualties rose from 1,573.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,184
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,575
Level with 1995
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 1996

0.7% of collisions in Stockport in 1996 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious1018.5%
  • Slight1,07591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious1147.2%
  • Slight1,45392%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,184, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday181 (15%)
  • Tuesday148 (13%)
  • Wednesday168 (14%)
  • Thursday195 (16%)
  • Friday214 (18%)
  • Saturday170 (14%)
  • Sunday108 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59198 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59232 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59302 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59186 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (7.6%)
  • February107 (9%)
  • March102 (8.6%)
  • April92 (7.8%)
  • May94 (7.9%)
  • June99 (8.4%)
  • July89 (7.5%)
  • August85 (7.2%)
  • September92 (7.8%)
  • October112 (9.5%)
  • November112 (9.5%)
  • December110 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight857 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit321 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds939 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds178 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry740 (63%)
  • Wet or damp420 (35%)
  • Snow13 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,076 (91%)
  • 40 mph47 (4%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph45 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway942 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (12%)
  • Roundabout42 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,036 (66%)
  • Pedestrian220 (14%)
  • Cyclist115 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2%)
  • 6 to 1065 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 15108 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20253 (16%)
  • 21 to 25218 (14%)
  • 26 to 35326 (21%)
  • 36 to 45217 (14%)
  • 46 to 55148 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 65102 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.5%)
  • Over 7551 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider895 (57%)
  • Passenger460 (29%)
  • Pedestrian220 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,701 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (5%)
  • Bus or coach95 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (2.7%)
  • Motorcycle52 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.7%)
  • Minibus14 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 43rd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 1996

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 1996: 190, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6190240014
2ndA56011316227
3rdA6268111107
4thB6167476303
5thA5102466514
6thA5145395504
7thB5465354201
8thA5149314304
9thM63313513
10thB6104263600
11thA34253114
12thA6017233202
13thB5169212801
14thA627121900
15thA523101800
16thB6171101203
17thB535871000
18thM5671400
19thB50946801
20thB50956700

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 1996

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 579.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 1996

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 1996: 196.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 1996, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years