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SK1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,316 road traffic collisions in the SK1 postcode district, Stockport, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,713 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 427 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 36 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1979
4,316
764th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,713
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
39
39 people killed
Serious collisions
427
455 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
36
Up 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
48
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SK1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal390.9%
  • Serious4279.9%
  • Slight3,85089%

What the data shows

  • SK1 had 319 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 49% fewer than the 623 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 11% of collisions in SK1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 590 children under 16 were killed or injured in SK1, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in SK1.

Where SK1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
764th
Most casualties
783rd
Most fatal collisions
1,538th
Most serious collisions
1,689th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday588 (14%)
  • Tuesday625 (14%)
  • Wednesday655 (15%)
  • Thursday662 (15%)
  • Friday782 (18%)
  • Saturday619 (14%)
  • Sunday385 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,155 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,106 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown40 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,043 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway643 (15%)
  • Roundabout359 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road153 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded118 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph3,735 (87%)
  • 40 mph304 (7%)
  • 50 mph35 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph213 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,386 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds659 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds70 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds67 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other44 (1%)
  • Not recorded57 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,180 (56%)
  • Pedestrian1,051 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist465 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant398 (7%)
  • Cyclist325 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant122 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant92 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SK1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SK1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SK1 peaked at 171 in 1994; 2025 had 36.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 36
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253648
20243350
20232429
20222736
20213342
20202432
20194463
20183768
20173440
20162740
20152435
20143856
20134056
20125076
20116789
20106083
20097194
200886119
200781106
2006106160
200594118
2004126165
2003112153
2002131183
2001131185
2000137183
1999131174
1998161236
1997159210
1996156212
1995154207
1994171222
1993136177
1992146196
1991117150
1990107148
1989144191
1988133159
1987121151
198696109
1985113149
1984103130
198386103
1982109125
198197120
1980108122
197995113

Map of recent crashes in SK1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SK1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SK1

The 24 most recent collisions in SK1 happened between 12 May and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SK1

The A626 has the most collisions in SK1, 873 of 4,316 (20%), followed by the A560 (581).

Collisions in SK1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6268731,215570
2ndA560581779645
3rdA6564714668
4thB6104125171110
5thM6312316514
6thB5465122180115
7thM6011716918
8thA6188295108
9thB6167152814
10thA51028901
11thB64654400

Council areas covering SK1

Collisions in SK1 were recorded in 2 council areas. Stockport has 4,306 of 4,316 (99.8%).

Collisions in SK1 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStockport4,3065,70139427
2ndSalford3500

Town in SK1

Of the 4,316 collisions in SK1, 3,701 (86%) were in Stockport.