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Marple Bridge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 254 road traffic collisions in Marple Bridge, Stockport, from 1979 to 2025, and 343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
254
1,716th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
343
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
31
37 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Marple Bridge

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3112%
  • Slight21986%

What the data shows

  • Marple Bridge had 26 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 43 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Marple Bridge were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 49 children under 16 were killed or injured in Marple Bridge, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in Marple Bridge.

Where Marple Bridge ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,716th
Most casualties
1,679th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,285th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday28 (11%)
  • Wednesday22 (8.7%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (18%)
  • Sunday51 (20%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph247 (97%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant214 (62%)
  • Pedestrian58 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Marple Bridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Marple Bridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Marple Bridge peaked at 13 in 1980; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202434
202322
202225
202111
202068
201923
201811
201734
201634
201522
201411
201311
201258
201155
201057
200977
2008711
200744
2006611
200555
2004510
200346
200288
200156
200069
19991014
19981014
19971013
1996612
199588
199459
199345
1992913
199158
1990710
198956
198822
198747
1986811
198577
198457
19831215
1982913
198166
19801316
1979711

Map of recent crashes in Marple Bridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Marple Bridge

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Marple Bridge

The 24 most recent collisions in Marple Bridge happened between 21 September 2016 and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Marple Bridge

The A626 has the most collisions in Marple Bridge, 117 of 254 (46%), followed by the B6104 (46).

Collisions in Marple Bridge on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA626117173013
2ndB6104466128

Council area for Marple Bridge

Marple Bridge is in Stockport, where police recorded 36,605 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Marple Bridge accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode district for Marple Bridge

All 254 collisions in Marple Bridge were in the SK6 postcode district.