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Cheadle (Stockport) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,699 road traffic collisions in Cheadle, Stockport, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,128 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 211 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, up from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,699
513th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,128
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
211
232 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Cheadle

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious21112%
  • Slight1,47987%

What the data shows

  • Cheadle had 134 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 229 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in Cheadle were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 337 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cheadle, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Cheadle.

Where Cheadle ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
513th
Most casualties
511th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
685th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday259 (15%)
  • Tuesday285 (17%)
  • Wednesday271 (16%)
  • Thursday271 (16%)
  • Friday296 (17%)
  • Saturday186 (11%)
  • Sunday131 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,273 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit402 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,486 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout25 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded35 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph1,575 (93%)
  • 40 mph94 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,346 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds250 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,013 (48%)
  • Pedestrian481 (23%)
  • Cyclist289 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (4%)
  • Van occupant45 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cheadle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheadle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cheadle peaked at 60 in 1998; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251819
20241011
20231112
202277
202199
20201113
20191719
20182028
20171820
20161317
20151216
20141717
20132133
20122328
20112435
20102130
20092936
20082936
20072529
20062834
20054257
20044556
20033751
20024565
20013944
20005975
19995976
19986083
19975673
19965472
19954754
19944856
19934656
19925162
19915365
19905470
19895466
19885470
19874961
19865054
19854254
19846068
19834558
19824360
19815871
19804856
19793846

Map of recent crashes in Cheadle

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cheadle

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cheadle

The 24 most recent collisions in Cheadle happened between 13 August 2024 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cheadle

The A560 has the most collisions in Cheadle, 585 of 1,699 (34%), followed by the A5149 (273).

Collisions in Cheadle on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA560585700163
2ndA5149273368138
3rdA349012718
4thB5095354606
5thM604500
6thA6263310
7thM633401

Council areas covering Cheadle

Collisions in Cheadle were recorded in 2 council areas. Stockport has 1,692 of 1,699 (99.6%).

Collisions in Cheadle by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStockport1,6922,1159211
2ndManchester5500

Postcode district for Cheadle

All 1,699 collisions in Cheadle were in the SK8 postcode district.