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Stockport road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 547 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 2009, and 716 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2008 (615), and casualties fell from 805.

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

Collisions in 2009
547
Down 11% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
716
Down 11% on 2008
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 2009

1.3% of collisions in Stockport in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious6111%
  • Slight47988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious648.9%
  • Slight64590%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 547, down 11% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 547
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (13%)
  • Tuesday106 (19%)
  • Wednesday68 (12%)
  • Thursday97 (18%)
  • Friday73 (13%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.6%)
  • February43 (7.9%)
  • March49 (9%)
  • April41 (7.5%)
  • May38 (6.9%)
  • June47 (8.6%)
  • July46 (8.4%)
  • August41 (7.5%)
  • September38 (6.9%)
  • October52 (9.5%)
  • November55 (10%)
  • December50 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (4.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds396 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded56 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (66%)
  • Wet or damp170 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph485 (89%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph29 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (13%)
  • Roundabout47 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (57%)
  • Pedestrian129 (18%)
  • Cyclist76 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2097 (14%)
  • 21 to 2586 (12%)
  • 26 to 35144 (20%)
  • 36 to 45125 (17%)
  • 46 to 5582 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.5%)
  • Over 7526 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (59%)
  • Passenger165 (23%)
  • Pedestrian129 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car797 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle47 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 97th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stockport in 2009

Brinnington & Stockport Central, Stockport, SK1 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockport in 2009, with 33 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 2009

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 2009: 69, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66993011
2ndA560516907
3rdA626497203
4thM60253122
5thB6167202212
6thB6104182401
7thA5145172014
8thA5102152202
9thA5149131410
10thA34111703
11thA627112000
12thB5465101601
13thB53589900
14thB509481200
15thA601771301
16thB51697800
17thA51435501
18thA5235901
19thB61015701
20thM564500

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 2009

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 232.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 2009

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 2009: 109.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 2009, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years