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Stockport road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 283 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 2017, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 2016 (227), and casualties rose from 297.

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

Collisions in 2017
283
Up 25% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
373
Up 26% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 2017

1.8% of collisions in Stockport in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious4616%
  • Slight23282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5214%
  • Slight31685%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 283, up 25% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 283
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (21%)
  • Friday34 (12%)
  • Saturday32 (11%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.5%)
  • February21 (7.4%)
  • March22 (7.8%)
  • April13 (4.6%)
  • May33 (12%)
  • June11 (3.9%)
  • July28 (9.9%)
  • August18 (6.4%)
  • September28 (9.9%)
  • October29 (10%)
  • November30 (11%)
  • December26 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (69%)
  • Wet or damp86 (30%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (5.7%)
  • 30 mph230 (81%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph17 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (17%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (51%)
  • Pedestrian74 (20%)
  • Cyclist44 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2033 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3580 (21%)
  • 36 to 4540 (11%)
  • 46 to 5558 (16%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.4%)
  • Over 7521 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (57%)
  • Passenger87 (23%)
  • Pedestrian74 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car387 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle35 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 170th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stockport in 2017

Brinnington & Stockport Central, Stockport, SK1 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockport in 2017, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 2017

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 2017: 29, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6294907
2ndA560273604
3rdM60172302
4thA626161702
5thA5102101303
6thA514591002
7thA3471200
8thB51697710
9thB61677702
10thA601761202
11thB610461100
12thA51495700
13thB53585600
14thB54654400
15thB50943501
16thB61713500
17thA51432200
18thA5232200
19thA6272400
20thA5551100

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 2017

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 136.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 2017

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 2017: 50.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years