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Stockport road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,073 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 1999, and 1,459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1998 (1,157), and casualties fell from 1,597.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,073
Down 7% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,459
Down 9% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
7.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 1999

0.7% of collisions in Stockport in 1999 were fatal and 7.5% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious807.5%
  • Slight98592%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious845.8%
  • Slight1,36694%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,073, down 7% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (15%)
  • Tuesday180 (17%)
  • Wednesday158 (15%)
  • Thursday163 (15%)
  • Friday163 (15%)
  • Saturday150 (14%)
  • Sunday102 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59199 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59276 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59196 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (9.9%)
  • February84 (7.8%)
  • March79 (7.4%)
  • April92 (8.6%)
  • May87 (8.1%)
  • June92 (8.6%)
  • July83 (7.7%)
  • August86 (8%)
  • September81 (7.5%)
  • October95 (8.9%)
  • November95 (8.9%)
  • December93 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight765 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit285 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds835 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds180 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry644 (60%)
  • Wet or damp415 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph977 (91%)
  • 40 mph29 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph52 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway812 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (13%)
  • Roundabout63 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded40 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant913 (63%)
  • Pedestrian220 (15%)
  • Cyclist117 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1065 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 15127 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20206 (14%)
  • 21 to 25191 (13%)
  • 26 to 35295 (20%)
  • 36 to 45211 (14%)
  • 46 to 55157 (11%)
  • 56 to 6582 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.8%)
  • Over 7542 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider832 (57%)
  • Passenger407 (28%)
  • Pedestrian220 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,566 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach72 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle66 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 58th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 1999

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 1999: 150, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6150199117
2ndA5608410302
3rdA626699014
4thM60417102
5thA5149385205
6thA5102375102
7thB5465374503
8thB6167374415
9thA5145334101
10thA34243502
11thB6104192300
12thA627172103
13thB5169141801
14thA6017121302
15thB5095121701
16thM56122900
17thA51437811
18thB535871100
19thA5236800
20thB516661401

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 1999

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 483.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 1999

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 1999: 213.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years