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Stockport road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 2019, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2018 (285), and casualties rose from 369.

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

Collisions in 2019
299
Up 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
395
Up 7% on 2018
Fatal collisions
8
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 2019

2.7% of collisions in Stockport in 2019 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious3211%
  • Slight25987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious328.1%
  • Slight35590%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 299, up 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 299
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (19%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (17%)
  • Friday40 (13%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.7%)
  • February25 (8.4%)
  • March29 (9.7%)
  • April10 (3.3%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June27 (9%)
  • July15 (5%)
  • August26 (8.7%)
  • September33 (11%)
  • October29 (9.7%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December27 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (65%)
  • Wet or damp99 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (6.4%)
  • 30 mph231 (77%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph22 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (17%)
  • Roundabout18 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (58%)
  • Pedestrian66 (17%)
  • Cyclist49 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2021 (5.3%)
  • 21 to 2536 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3592 (23%)
  • 36 to 4573 (18%)
  • 46 to 5555 (14%)
  • 56 to 6546 (12%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.1%)
  • Over 7514 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (66%)
  • Passenger68 (17%)
  • Pedestrian66 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car442 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stockport ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 139th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stockport in 2019

Brinnington & Stockport Central, Stockport, SK1 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockport in 2019, with 26 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 2019

The A560 had the most collisions in Stockport in 2019: 42, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA560426015
2ndA6314413
3rdA626253313
4thM60223400
5thB6167131610
6thA3481201
7thA514581101
8thB546581001
9thA51026821
10thB53586602
11thB610461000
12thB51694501
13thA5233401
14thA60173400
15thA6273300
16thB50952301
17thB51662300
18thB61012201
19thA51431100
20thA51491101

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 2019

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 135.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 2019

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 2019: 59.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 2019, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years