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Stockport road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 878 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 2003, and 1,164 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2002 (911), and casualties fell from 1,205.

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

Collisions in 2003
878
Down 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,164
Down 3% on 2002
Fatal collisions
10
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 2003

1.1% of collisions in Stockport in 2003 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious819.2%
  • Slight78790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious887.6%
  • Slight1,06591%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 878, down 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (17%)
  • Tuesday125 (14%)
  • Wednesday130 (15%)
  • Thursday121 (14%)
  • Friday163 (19%)
  • Saturday117 (13%)
  • Sunday76 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59247 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (8.8%)
  • February77 (8.8%)
  • March56 (6.4%)
  • April67 (7.6%)
  • May84 (9.6%)
  • June67 (7.6%)
  • July78 (8.9%)
  • August67 (7.6%)
  • September74 (8.4%)
  • October89 (10%)
  • November72 (8.2%)
  • December70 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight645 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit224 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds728 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry613 (70%)
  • Wet or damp248 (28%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph782 (89%)
  • 40 mph34 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph50 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway656 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (17%)
  • Roundabout48 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant705 (61%)
  • Pedestrian173 (15%)
  • Cyclist87 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1048 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1582 (7%)
  • 16 to 20167 (14%)
  • 21 to 25131 (11%)
  • 26 to 35213 (18%)
  • 36 to 45179 (15%)
  • 46 to 55128 (11%)
  • 56 to 6582 (7%)
  • 66 to 7558 (5%)
  • Over 7552 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider680 (58%)
  • Passenger311 (27%)
  • Pedestrian173 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,231 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle82 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach70 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (3.5%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 70th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stockport in 2003

Brinnington & Stockport Central, Stockport, SK1 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockport in 2003, with 88 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 2003

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 2003: 112, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA611214819
2ndA5607510217
3rdA626557106
4thM60476613
5thA34364502
6thB6167324106
7thA5102263912
8thA5149263102
9thA627202902
10thB6104182413
11thB5169162201
12thB5465162303
13thA5145151801
14thA6017152202
15thA514371210
16thB50957702
17thB53585700
18thM565611
19thA5234610
20thB61014601

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 2003

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 377.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 2003

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 2003: 182.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years