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Stockport road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 615 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 2008, and 805 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2007 (690), and casualties fell from 888.

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

Collisions in 2008
615
Down 11% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
805
Down 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 2008

1.1% of collisions in Stockport in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight54388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious698.6%
  • Slight72890%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 615, down 11% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 615
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday94 (15%)
  • Wednesday99 (16%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday82 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (11%)
  • February55 (8.9%)
  • March42 (6.8%)
  • April45 (7.3%)
  • May55 (8.9%)
  • June46 (7.5%)
  • July47 (7.6%)
  • August45 (7.3%)
  • September55 (8.9%)
  • October64 (10%)
  • November56 (9.1%)
  • December37 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight442 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (3.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds451 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded52 (8.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry411 (67%)
  • Wet or damp196 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph534 (87%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph35 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway428 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (15%)
  • Roundabout39 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded47 (7.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant479 (60%)
  • Pedestrian134 (17%)
  • Cyclist64 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20162 (20%)
  • 21 to 2581 (10%)
  • 26 to 35152 (19%)
  • 36 to 45145 (18%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.1%)
  • Over 7523 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider478 (59%)
  • Passenger193 (24%)
  • Pedestrian134 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car868 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle62 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach36 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 86th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stockport in 2008

Brinnington & Stockport Central, Stockport, SK1 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockport in 2008, with 58 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 2008

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 2008: 74, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67410007
2ndA560517607
3rdA626425324
4thM60354101
5thA5102232904
6thB6104223602
7thB5169192701
8thB6167192102
9thA5145151902
10thA34131412
11thA5149131500
12thA6017121600
13thA627121603
14thB5465121401
15thA514391102
16thB53588901
17thA5236801
18thB51665500
19thB50944510
20thB509541000

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 2008

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 269.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 2008

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 2008: 107.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years