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Stockport road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 840 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 2004, and 1,116 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2003 (878), and casualties fell from 1,164.

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

Collisions in 2004
840
Down 4% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,116
Down 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
6.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 2004

0.4% of collisions in Stockport in 2004 were fatal and 6.9% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious586.9%
  • Slight77993%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious615.5%
  • Slight1,05294%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 840, down 4% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (15%)
  • Tuesday120 (14%)
  • Wednesday126 (15%)
  • Thursday130 (15%)
  • Friday138 (16%)
  • Saturday111 (13%)
  • Sunday90 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59212 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (7.6%)
  • February61 (7.3%)
  • March68 (8.1%)
  • April63 (7.5%)
  • May71 (8.5%)
  • June81 (9.6%)
  • July76 (9%)
  • August55 (6.5%)
  • September76 (9%)
  • October71 (8.5%)
  • November79 (9.4%)
  • December75 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight610 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit222 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds659 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry543 (65%)
  • Wet or damp277 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph732 (87%)
  • 40 mph39 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph55 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway598 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (14%)
  • Roundabout48 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded59 (7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant683 (61%)
  • Pedestrian201 (18%)
  • Cyclist73 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 15103 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20184 (16%)
  • 21 to 25136 (12%)
  • 26 to 35178 (16%)
  • 36 to 45184 (16%)
  • 46 to 55131 (12%)
  • 56 to 6584 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.5%)
  • Over 7535 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider628 (56%)
  • Passenger287 (26%)
  • Pedestrian201 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,190 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach66 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle66 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle39 (2.5%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 69th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stockport in 2004

Brinnington & Stockport Central, Stockport, SK1 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockport in 2004, with 90 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 2004

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 2004: 110, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA611014616
2ndA626678703
3rdA560668902
4thM60527608
5thA5149313401
6thB6167283602
7thA34273501
8thA5145242903
9thA5102212811
10thB5169212603
11thB6104212801
12thA627151901
13thA6017142000
14thB5465111101
15thB535881201
16thA5237700
17thB509571000
18thA51435601
19thB50945701
20thA5554710

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 2004

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 365.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 2004

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 2004: 177.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 2004, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years