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Stockport road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 2020, and 263 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 35% on 2019 (299), and casualties fell from 395.

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

Collisions in 2020
193
Down 35% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
263
Down 33% on 2019
Fatal collisions
5
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 2020

2.6% of collisions in Stockport in 2020 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious3820%
  • Slight15078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious4316%
  • Slight21582%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 193, down 35% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 193
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday30 (16%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (10%)
  • February19 (9.8%)
  • March15 (7.8%)
  • April8 (4.1%)
  • May14 (7.3%)
  • June16 (8.3%)
  • July18 (9.3%)
  • August13 (6.7%)
  • September19 (9.8%)
  • October24 (12%)
  • November10 (5.2%)
  • December17 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (69%)
  • Wet or damp58 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (6.2%)
  • 30 mph155 (80%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph10 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (14%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (63%)
  • Cyclist39 (15%)
  • Pedestrian32 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2040 (15%)
  • 21 to 2522 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3559 (22%)
  • 36 to 4547 (18%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.7%)
  • Over 756 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (68%)
  • Passenger51 (19%)
  • Pedestrian32 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car297 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (10%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 171st most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stockport in 2020

Brinnington & Stockport Central, Stockport, SK1 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockport in 2020, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 2020

The A626 had the most collisions in Stockport in 2020: 20, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA626202505
2ndA560152113
3rdA5102121706
4thA6111302
5thB61677902
6thA51456701
7thB61046801
8thM6061901
9thA55551012
10thB51695901
11thB53585700
12thA60174501
13thB54654500
14thA343300
15thA51493500
16thB50943300
17thA51432201
18thA5381100
19thA6271100
20thB50951100

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 2020

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 88.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 2020

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 2020: 43.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 2020, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2020.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years