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Stockport road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 690 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 2007, and 888 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2006 (768), and casualties fell from 1,044.

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

Collisions in 2007
690
Down 10% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
888
Down 15% on 2006
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 2007

1.3% of collisions in Stockport in 2007 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious689.9%
  • Slight61389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious718%
  • Slight80891%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 690, down 10% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 690
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (14%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday110 (16%)
  • Thursday117 (17%)
  • Friday109 (16%)
  • Saturday92 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8.7%)
  • February44 (6.4%)
  • March53 (7.7%)
  • April50 (7.2%)
  • May75 (11%)
  • June61 (8.8%)
  • July54 (7.8%)
  • August53 (7.7%)
  • September62 (9%)
  • October67 (9.7%)
  • November57 (8.3%)
  • December54 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight504 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit174 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds548 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry471 (68%)
  • Wet or damp214 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1%)
  • 30 mph595 (86%)
  • 40 mph30 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph44 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway522 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (13%)
  • Roundabout36 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant529 (60%)
  • Pedestrian151 (17%)
  • Cyclist71 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20122 (14%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 35166 (19%)
  • 36 to 45162 (18%)
  • 46 to 5592 (10%)
  • 56 to 6573 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.2%)
  • Over 7540 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (60%)
  • Passenger207 (23%)
  • Pedestrian151 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car946 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle66 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach45 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 78th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stockport in 2007

Brinnington & Stockport Central, Stockport, SK1 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockport in 2007, with 66 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 2007

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 2007: 83, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68311618
2ndA560578202
3rdA626517005
4thM60446015
5thA5102233003
6thB6167222201
7thA627202601
8thA5145172502
9thB5465171800
10thB6104172003
11thA34162201
12thB5169121400
13thA5238902
14thA601781401
15thB50958900
16thA51497700
17thB50945500
18thB61015811
19thB51664501
20thB53584700

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 2007

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 294.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 2007

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 2007: 125.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years