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Stockport road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 768 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 2006, and 1,044 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2005 (770), and casualties rose from 1,013.

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

Collisions in 2006
768
Level with 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,044
Up 3% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 2006

0.5% of collisions in Stockport in 2006 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious729.4%
  • Slight69290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious757.2%
  • Slight96592%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 768, level with 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (13%)
  • Tuesday105 (14%)
  • Wednesday114 (15%)
  • Thursday129 (17%)
  • Friday131 (17%)
  • Saturday112 (15%)
  • Sunday81 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59184 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (8.3%)
  • February53 (6.9%)
  • March68 (8.9%)
  • April57 (7.4%)
  • May74 (9.6%)
  • June60 (7.8%)
  • July64 (8.3%)
  • August65 (8.5%)
  • September62 (8.1%)
  • October81 (11%)
  • November52 (6.8%)
  • December68 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight519 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit244 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds614 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry510 (66%)
  • Wet or damp251 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph673 (88%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph52 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway582 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (13%)
  • Roundabout43 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded31 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant626 (60%)
  • Pedestrian144 (14%)
  • Cyclist89 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1576 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20179 (17%)
  • 21 to 25130 (12%)
  • 26 to 35212 (20%)
  • 36 to 45161 (15%)
  • 46 to 55107 (10%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.1%)
  • Over 7528 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider628 (60%)
  • Passenger272 (26%)
  • Pedestrian144 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,102 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle68 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach50 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (2.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 65th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stockport in 2006

Brinnington & Stockport Central, Stockport, SK1 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockport in 2006, with 86 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 2006

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 2006: 102, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA610215305
2ndA5607510907
3rdA626558606
4thM60426603
5thB6167242501
6thB6104222412
7thA5149202400
8thA5102193002
9thB5465192002
10thA5145172401
11thB5169151801
12thA627131804
13thA34101200
14thA6017101201
15thA52391000
16thB509581301
17thM568900
18thB50947710
19thB53584401
20thB61014710

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 2006

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 347.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 2006

SK6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 2006: 133.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years