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Stockport road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 2016, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2015 (230), and casualties rose from 294.

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

Collisions in 2016
227
Down 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
297
Up 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 2016

1.3% of collisions in Stockport in 2016 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious6026%
  • Slight16472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious6622%
  • Slight22877%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 227, down 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 227
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (19%)
  • Thursday44 (19%)
  • Friday28 (12%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday22 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (24%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.7%)
  • February18 (7.9%)
  • March13 (5.7%)
  • April10 (4.4%)
  • May21 (9.3%)
  • June14 (6.2%)
  • July15 (6.6%)
  • August15 (6.6%)
  • September21 (9.3%)
  • October15 (6.6%)
  • November36 (16%)
  • December27 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (4.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (67%)
  • Wet or damp71 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph183 (81%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (15%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (58%)
  • Pedestrian63 (21%)
  • Cyclist27 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (9.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2031 (10%)
  • 21 to 2536 (12%)
  • 26 to 3555 (19%)
  • 36 to 4535 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (18%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.1%)
  • Over 7518 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (62%)
  • Pedestrian63 (21%)
  • Passenger51 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (77%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 2016.

Collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stockport in 2016

Brinnington & Stockport Central, Stockport, SK1 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockport in 2016, with 18 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 2016

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 2016: 32, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63240110
2ndA560182805
3rdA626151903
4thB6104101002
5thM60101700
6thB61677913
7thA3461001
8thA62761102
9thB51696801
10thA51455702
11thB54655601
12thA51024404
13thA51494401
14thA60173400
15thB50953301
16thM563600
17thA51432300
18thB50942401
19thB51662301
20thB53582301

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 2016

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 94.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 2016

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 2016: 47.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 2016, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years