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Stockport road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 957 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 2001, and 1,328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2000 (1,059), and casualties fell from 1,434.

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

Collisions in 2001
957
Down 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,328
Down 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
9
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
6.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 2001

0.9% of collisions in Stockport in 2001 were fatal and 6.3% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious606.3%
  • Slight88893%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious634.7%
  • Slight1,25695%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 957, down 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (15%)
  • Tuesday159 (17%)
  • Wednesday153 (16%)
  • Thursday147 (15%)
  • Friday163 (17%)
  • Saturday107 (11%)
  • Sunday88 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59169 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59258 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59168 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (6.8%)
  • February82 (8.6%)
  • March66 (6.9%)
  • April59 (6.2%)
  • May83 (8.7%)
  • June77 (8%)
  • July84 (8.8%)
  • August87 (9.1%)
  • September94 (9.8%)
  • October88 (9.2%)
  • November86 (9%)
  • December86 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight703 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit235 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds769 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds148 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry597 (62%)
  • Wet or damp339 (35%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.6%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph839 (88%)
  • 40 mph51 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph52 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway714 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway168 (18%)
  • Roundabout49 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant831 (63%)
  • Pedestrian176 (13%)
  • Cyclist97 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant93 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1055 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 15110 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20174 (13%)
  • 21 to 25143 (11%)
  • 26 to 35284 (21%)
  • 36 to 45206 (16%)
  • 46 to 55165 (12%)
  • 56 to 6571 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.5%)
  • Over 7540 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider758 (57%)
  • Passenger394 (30%)
  • Pedestrian176 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,390 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle87 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach67 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Stockport

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stockport ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 66th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stockport in 2001

Brinnington & Stockport Central, Stockport, SK1 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockport in 2001, with 94 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 2001

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 2001: 137, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6137189111
2ndA5607510502
3rdA626619615
4thM60517410
5thB6167415101
6thA34345022
7thA5102333803
8thB5465324800
9thB5169234203
10thA5145222500
11thA5149182201
12thB6104172203
13thA6017122210
14thA523101610
15thB50958901
16thB535881201
17thA6277901
18thB610171100
19thA514351000
20thB51665901

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 2001

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 437.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 2001

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 2001: 183.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years