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Stockport road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 770 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 2005, and 1,013 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2004 (840), and casualties fell from 1,116.

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

Collisions in 2005
770
Down 8% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,013
Down 9% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 2005

0.9% of collisions in Stockport in 2005 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious658.4%
  • Slight69891%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious717%
  • Slight93392%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 770, down 8% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (13%)
  • Tuesday106 (14%)
  • Wednesday127 (16%)
  • Thursday118 (15%)
  • Friday143 (19%)
  • Saturday101 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (8.3%)
  • February65 (8.4%)
  • March53 (6.9%)
  • April78 (10%)
  • May77 (10%)
  • June62 (8.1%)
  • July50 (6.5%)
  • August59 (7.7%)
  • September70 (9.1%)
  • October60 (7.8%)
  • November67 (8.7%)
  • December65 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight577 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit183 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds611 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry526 (68%)
  • Wet or damp225 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph680 (88%)
  • 40 mph34 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph36 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway599 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (10%)
  • Roundabout41 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded32 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant614 (61%)
  • Pedestrian162 (16%)
  • Cyclist80 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1570 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20159 (16%)
  • 21 to 25124 (12%)
  • 26 to 35207 (20%)
  • 36 to 45158 (16%)
  • 46 to 5594 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6578 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7551 (5%)
  • Over 7531 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider602 (59%)
  • Passenger249 (25%)
  • Pedestrian162 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,054 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle76 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach46 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 78th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stockport in 2005

Brinnington & Stockport Central, Stockport, SK1 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockport in 2005, with 71 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 2005

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 2005: 85, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68511528
2ndA560688701
3rdA626589102
4thM60406622
5thA5102364402
6thA34253101
7thA5149202802
8thA6017192601
9thB6167183105
10thB5465172201
11thA627131602
12thB5169131702
13thB509591102
14thA514581200
15thA51437700
16thB610471000
17thB51666910
18thB53585600
19thB61715800
20thB50944410

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 2005

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 340.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 2005

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 2005: 144.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years