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Stockport road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 2021, and 302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 31% on 2020 (193), and casualties rose from 263.

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

Collisions in 2021
252
Up 31% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
302
Up 15% on 2020
Fatal collisions
6
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 2021

2.4% of collisions in Stockport in 2021 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious5823%
  • Slight18875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious6421%
  • Slight23176%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 252, up 31% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 252
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday40 (16%)
  • Friday47 (19%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.7%)
  • February7 (2.8%)
  • March24 (9.5%)
  • April21 (8.3%)
  • May29 (12%)
  • June25 (9.9%)
  • July24 (9.5%)
  • August14 (5.6%)
  • September22 (8.7%)
  • October21 (8.3%)
  • November24 (9.5%)
  • December19 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (77%)
  • Wet or damp51 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph221 (88%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph16 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (12%)
  • Roundabout10 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (54%)
  • Pedestrian55 (18%)
  • Cyclist47 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6%)
  • 16 to 2031 (10%)
  • 21 to 2524 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3565 (22%)
  • 36 to 4553 (18%)
  • 46 to 5543 (14%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (3%)
  • Over 7519 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (70%)
  • Pedestrian55 (18%)
  • Passenger37 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 126th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Stockport in 2021

Brinnington & Stockport Central, Stockport, SK1 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockport in 2021, with 20 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 2021

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 2021: 23, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6232616
2ndA560212507
3rdM60142213
4thA6188121702
5thA626101111
6thA51027700
7thA6276902
8thB61676801
9thA60175602
10thB50955601
11thB61045502
12thA344401
13thA51494401
14thB53584401
15thA51453300
16thB51663402
17thM563301
18thA5232201
19thB51692201
20thA51431101

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 2021

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 110.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 2021

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 2021: 51.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 2021, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years