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High Lane road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in High Lane, Stockport, from 1979 to 2025, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 53 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
350
1,417th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
493
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
19 people killed
Serious collisions
53
69 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for High Lane

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal164.6%
  • Serious5315%
  • Slight28180%

What the data shows

  • High Lane had 21 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 64% fewer than the 59 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in High Lane were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 44 children under 16 were killed or injured in High Lane, 9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in High Lane.

Where High Lane ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,417th
Most casualties
1,336th
Most fatal collisions
588th
Most serious collisions
1,680th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday46 (13%)
  • Friday47 (13%)
  • Saturday61 (17%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph316 (90%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant282 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (17%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

High Lane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Lane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in High Lane peaked at 15 in 1992; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202411
202317
202223
202111
202036
201969
201823
201727
201611
201555
201455
2013812
201233
201133
20101014
2009910
200833
200747
2006914
20051020
200489
2003711
20021011
2001913
20001010
19991220
19981314
19971218
199678
19951017
19941115
1993712
19921520
1991813
19901219
198968
19881010
1987811
1986815
19851113
1984911
19831421
19821520
198156
19801016
19791315

Map of recent crashes in High Lane

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in High Lane

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in High Lane

The 24 most recent collisions in High Lane happened between 29 April 2015 and 22 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in High Lane

Of the 350 collisions in High Lane, 267 were on the A6.

Collisions in High Lane on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62673851545

Council areas covering High Lane

Collisions in High Lane were recorded in 2 council areas. Stockport has 300 of 350 (86%).

Collisions in High Lane by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStockport3004091042
2ndCheshire East4983611

Postcode districts in High Lane

Collisions in High Lane were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by SK6 (267) and SK12 (83).