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Stockport road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 2012, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2011 (440), and casualties fell from 591.

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

Collisions in 2012
353
Down 20% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
484
Down 18% on 2011
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 2012

None of the collisions in Stockport in 2012 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4513%
  • Slight30887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4910%
  • Slight43590%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 353, down 20% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 353
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday68 (19%)
  • Friday51 (14%)
  • Saturday39 (11%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.3%)
  • February30 (8.5%)
  • March34 (9.6%)
  • April21 (5.9%)
  • May32 (9.1%)
  • June29 (8.2%)
  • July25 (7.1%)
  • August26 (7.4%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October23 (6.5%)
  • November31 (8.8%)
  • December29 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (66%)
  • Wet or damp114 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (6.2%)
  • 30 mph280 (79%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph28 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (17%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (55%)
  • Pedestrian88 (18%)
  • Cyclist55 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2048 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2566 (14%)
  • 26 to 3577 (16%)
  • 36 to 4582 (17%)
  • 46 to 5567 (14%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.5%)
  • Over 7523 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (58%)
  • Passenger115 (24%)
  • Pedestrian88 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle32 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 151st most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stockport in 2012

Brinnington & Stockport Central, Stockport, SK1 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockport in 2012, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 2012

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 2012: 44, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6446506
2ndA626345304
3rdA560253402
4thM60253803
5thA5102142502
6thA5149111502
7thB6167101003
8thA3491400
9thA601791400
10thB535891101
11thB51697800
12thB546571301
13thB61046801
14thA6275700
15thB50955502
16thB50943300
17thA51432301
18thB61712201
19thM562500
20thA5231100

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 2012

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 161.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 2012

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 2012: 84.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years