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Stockport road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,157 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 1998, and 1,597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1997 (1,108), and casualties rose from 1,544.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,157
Up 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,597
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
13
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
4.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 1998

1.1% of collisions in Stockport in 1998 were fatal and 4.7% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious544.7%
  • Slight1,09094%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.9%
  • Serious644%
  • Slight1,51995%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,157, up 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (14%)
  • Tuesday174 (15%)
  • Wednesday163 (14%)
  • Thursday184 (16%)
  • Friday205 (18%)
  • Saturday157 (14%)
  • Sunday117 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59140 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59196 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59192 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59288 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59195 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (6.8%)
  • February88 (7.6%)
  • March100 (8.6%)
  • April112 (9.7%)
  • May107 (9.2%)
  • June96 (8.3%)
  • July103 (8.9%)
  • August82 (7.1%)
  • September101 (8.7%)
  • October109 (9.4%)
  • November99 (8.6%)
  • December81 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight863 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit281 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds883 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds216 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry672 (58%)
  • Wet or damp475 (41%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,031 (89%)
  • 40 mph43 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph65 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway886 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (14%)
  • Roundabout60 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded35 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,054 (66%)
  • Pedestrian233 (15%)
  • Cyclist103 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant73 (4.6%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1065 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 15109 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20229 (14%)
  • 21 to 25217 (14%)
  • 26 to 35368 (23%)
  • 36 to 45226 (14%)
  • 46 to 55153 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6582 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.4%)
  • Over 7554 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider911 (57%)
  • Passenger453 (28%)
  • Pedestrian233 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,729 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes103 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach73 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (2.7%)
  • Motorcycle59 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.9%)
  • Minibus13 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 48th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 1998

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 1998: 170, including 6 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA617024169
2ndA6268511705
3rdA5608211004
4thM60496722
5thA5102466106
6thA34436100
7thB5465416211
8thB6167314412
9thA5145284501
10thB5169284201
11thB6104273200
12thA5149263813
13thA6017142000
14thA627131501
15thA5143111400
16thB5094101700
17thB50958801
18thA52371100
19thM5671001
20thM6371000

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 1998

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 547.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 1998

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 1998: 205.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 1998, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years