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Stockport road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,108 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 1997, and 1,544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1996 (1,184), and casualties fell from 1,575.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,108
Down 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,544
Down 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
6.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 1997

0.7% of collisions in Stockport in 1997 were fatal and 6.8% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious756.8%
  • Slight1,02593%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious946.1%
  • Slight1,44193%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,108, down 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (15%)
  • Tuesday158 (14%)
  • Wednesday158 (14%)
  • Thursday190 (17%)
  • Friday172 (16%)
  • Saturday169 (15%)
  • Sunday95 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59140 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59161 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59220 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59286 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (7%)
  • February90 (8.1%)
  • March102 (9.2%)
  • April92 (8.3%)
  • May82 (7.4%)
  • June93 (8.4%)
  • July84 (7.6%)
  • August82 (7.4%)
  • September87 (7.9%)
  • October116 (10%)
  • November104 (9.4%)
  • December98 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight815 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit279 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds866 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds192 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry692 (62%)
  • Wet or damp411 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph974 (88%)
  • 40 mph50 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph63 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway862 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (12%)
  • Roundabout56 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2%)
  • Not recorded35 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,015 (66%)
  • Pedestrian229 (15%)
  • Cyclist103 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (4%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1069 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 15116 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20203 (13%)
  • 21 to 25192 (12%)
  • 26 to 35358 (23%)
  • 36 to 45211 (14%)
  • 46 to 55141 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6593 (6%)
  • 66 to 7571 (4.6%)
  • Over 7550 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider853 (55%)
  • Passenger462 (30%)
  • Pedestrian229 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,609 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach80 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle63 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (3%)
  • Minibus15 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Stockport

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stockport ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 51st most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 1997

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 1997: 134, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6134186111
2ndA5609914509
3rdA6268112126
4thM63549104
5thA34477802
6thB6167455721
7thA5149394804
8thB6104365013
9thA5102274302
10thA5145242800
11thB5465203001
12thA627182904
13thB5169182601
14thB5095142000
15thA514381111
16thA52381200
17thA601781300
18thB50947901
19thB516671000
20thB61016701

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 1997

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 492.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 1997

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 1997: 215.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years