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Gatley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 924 road traffic collisions in Gatley, Stockport, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 105 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
924
799th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,247
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
105
109 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Gatley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious10511%
  • Slight81088%

What the data shows

  • Gatley had 67 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 101 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 12% of collisions in Gatley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 138 children under 16 were killed or injured in Gatley, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Gatley.

Where Gatley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
799th
Most casualties
766th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
1,113th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (13%)
  • Tuesday151 (16%)
  • Wednesday142 (15%)
  • Thursday139 (15%)
  • Friday167 (18%)
  • Saturday121 (13%)
  • Sunday82 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight674 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit226 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway590 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway291 (31%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1%)
  • 30 mph650 (70%)
  • 40 mph187 (20%)
  • 50 mph69 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds723 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds151 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant767 (62%)
  • Pedestrian154 (12%)
  • Cyclist116 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Gatley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gatley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Gatley peaked at 42 in 1992; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
202444
2023810
202267
2021911
202078
2019812
20181013
201755
201633
201578
2014810
2013811
201268
20111123
20101118
20091420
2008910
20071519
20061214
20051724
20041520
20032734
20021621
20012233
20002637
19991725
19981927
19972633
19962633
19954058
19943950
19933654
19924257
19913961
19903847
19892541
19884054
19872327
19862641
19852942
19842428
19832434
19823246
19812630
19803032
19793235

Map of recent crashes in Gatley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Gatley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Gatley

The 24 most recent collisions in Gatley happened between 5 June 2022 and 22 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Gatley

The A34 has the most collisions in Gatley, 294 of 924 (32%), followed by the A560 (284).

Collisions in Gatley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34294432640
2ndA560284379226
3rdB516698143017
4thB53586900
5thM636600

Council areas covering Gatley

Collisions in Gatley were recorded in 2 council areas. Stockport has 825 of 924 (89%).

Collisions in Gatley by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStockport8251,121995
2ndManchester99126010

Postcode districts in Gatley

Collisions in Gatley were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by SK8 (917) and M22 (7).