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Stockport road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 2010, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2009 (547), and casualties fell from 716.

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

Collisions in 2010
479
Down 12% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
645
Down 10% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 2010

1% of collisions in Stockport in 2010 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious4910%
  • Slight42589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious528.1%
  • Slight58891%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 479, down 12% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 479
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday77 (16%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday91 (19%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.3%)
  • February32 (6.7%)
  • March32 (6.7%)
  • April47 (9.8%)
  • May37 (7.7%)
  • June49 (10%)
  • July39 (8.1%)
  • August40 (8.4%)
  • September32 (6.7%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December38 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (70%)
  • Wet or damp121 (25%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph409 (85%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (14%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (58%)
  • Pedestrian111 (17%)
  • Cyclist72 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2087 (13%)
  • 21 to 2563 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35118 (18%)
  • 36 to 45116 (18%)
  • 46 to 5578 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.4%)
  • Over 7525 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (59%)
  • Passenger151 (23%)
  • Pedestrian111 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car672 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle21 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 99th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stockport in 2010

Brinnington & Stockport Central, Stockport, SK1 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockport in 2010, with 46 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 2010

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 2010: 60, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6608318
2ndA560365113
3rdA626294011
4thM60264310
5thA5102202602
6thA5149152003
7thB5465152000
8thB6167141700
9thB6104131401
10thA34111701
11thA6017111501
12thB5169111101
13thA5145101100
14thA62791201
15thB509461101
16thA51435701
17thB53585800
18thB61014600
19thA5552200
20thB61712200

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 2010

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 213.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 2010

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 2010: 91.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years