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Stockport road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions in Stockport in 2025, and 285 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2024 (221), and casualties rose from 268.

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

Collisions in 2025
242
Up 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
285
Up 6% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockport in 2025

1.2% of collisions in Stockport in 2025 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stockport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious8033%
  • Slight15966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious8329%
  • Slight19970%

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,233 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 242, up 10% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 242
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (20%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.9%)
  • February18 (7.4%)
  • March18 (7.4%)
  • April14 (5.8%)
  • May17 (7%)
  • June24 (9.9%)
  • July19 (7.9%)
  • August20 (8.3%)
  • September20 (8.3%)
  • October24 (9.9%)
  • November32 (13%)
  • December17 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (68%)
  • Wet or damp64 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (10%)
  • 30 mph182 (75%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph15 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockport in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant135 (47%)
  • Pedestrian61 (21%)
  • Cyclist53 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2019 (6.7%)
  • 21 to 2516 (5.6%)
  • 26 to 3555 (19%)
  • 36 to 4552 (18%)
  • 46 to 5537 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6%)
  • Over 7521 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (64%)
  • Pedestrian61 (21%)
  • Passenger42 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car310 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (12%)
  • Motorcycle21 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockport in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockport had the 153rd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stockport in 2025

Brinnington & Stockport Central, Stockport, SK1 1AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockport in 2025, with 26 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Stockport with the most crashes in 2025

The A6 had the most collisions in Stockport in 2025: 25, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockport, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62530010
2ndM60152012
3rdA560131303
4thA5102101305
5thA618891902
6thB61678801
7thA5557703
8thA51496701
9thB54656902
10thA345512
11thA60175511
12thA6264401
13thA6274701
14thB51694702
15thB53584703
16thB61043301
17thM563401
18thA51452200
19thA5232200
20thB50942202

Towns in Stockport: crashes in 2025

Stockport itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 99.

Postcode districts in Stockport: crashes in 2025

SK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockport in 2025: 62.

Latest crashes in Stockport in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockport in 2025, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Stockport road accidents in other years