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Stockport road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 230 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 2015, and 294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2014 (298), and casualties fell from 405.

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

Collisions in 2015
230
Down 23% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
294
Down 27% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 2015

2.2% of collisions in Stockport in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious4218%
  • Slight18380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious4716%
  • Slight24182%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 230, down 23% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 230
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (10%)
  • Tuesday43 (19%)
  • Wednesday42 (18%)
  • Thursday39 (17%)
  • Friday34 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.1%)
  • February15 (6.5%)
  • March17 (7.4%)
  • April26 (11%)
  • May18 (7.8%)
  • June26 (11%)
  • July17 (7.4%)
  • August19 (8.3%)
  • September21 (9.1%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November17 (7.4%)
  • December9 (3.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (73%)
  • Wet or damp60 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (5.2%)
  • 30 mph188 (82%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph15 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (14%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (51%)
  • Pedestrian60 (20%)
  • Cyclist44 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2031 (11%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3560 (20%)
  • 36 to 4529 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5542 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (12%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (61%)
  • Pedestrian60 (20%)
  • Passenger54 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car314 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (10%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2015.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stockport in 2015

Brinnington & Stockport Central, Stockport, SK1 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockport in 2015, with 18 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 2015

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 2015: 22, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6222304
2ndA560192425
3rdM60152400
4thA626142102
5thB6167101203
6thA51498902
7thB53587900
8thA346801
9thB610461401
10thA51025501
11thB54655500
12thA60174901
13thA6273301
14thB50952201
15thB51692201
16thA51451100
17thB61011200
18thB61711100
19thM561100

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 2015

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 102.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 2015

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 2015: 50.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years