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Stockport road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,195 road traffic collisions in Stockport from 1979 to 2025, and 20,803 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 158 were fatal and 1,842 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 99 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
16,195
77th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
20,803
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
158
169 people killed
Serious collisions
1,842
1,968 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
99
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
113
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Stockport

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1581%
  • Serious1,84211%
  • Slight14,19588%

What the data shows

  • Stockport had 1,066 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 49% fewer than the 2,084 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 12% of collisions in Stockport were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 3,169 children under 16 were killed or injured in Stockport, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Stockport.

Where Stockport ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
77th
Most casualties
77th
Most fatal collisions
77th
Most serious collisions
107th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,368 (15%)
  • Tuesday2,327 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,355 (15%)
  • Thursday2,561 (16%)
  • Friday2,815 (17%)
  • Saturday2,236 (14%)
  • Sunday1,533 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,690 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,255 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown147 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit32 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,190 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway1,564 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout762 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road350 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded329 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph150 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph15,300 (94%)
  • 40 mph333 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph24 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph372 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,659 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,561 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds258 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds233 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds63 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (0.1%)
  • Other170 (1%)
  • Not recorded209 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant10,774 (52%)
  • Pedestrian4,237 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist1,878 (9%)
  • Cyclist1,866 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,088 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant434 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant254 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant105 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant85 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)77 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Stockport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Stockport peaked at 579 in 1996; 2025 had 99.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 99
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202599113
202499125
20238095
202293117
2021110132
202088113
2019135180
2018132179
2017136177
201694115
2015102133
2014123167
2013153206
2012161229
2011190243
2010213276
2009232304
2008269344
2007294376
2006347496
2005340437
2004365474
2003379501
2002397528
2001441601
2000495659
1999484643
1998547772
1997494672
1996579756
1995528699
1994576793
1993550723
1992564728
1991509643
1990500631
1989537659
1988500595
1987488606
1986485579
1985469585
1984467601
1983457529
1982488592
1981471591
1980489562
1979446524

Map of recent crashes in Stockport

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Stockport

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Stockport

The 24 most recent collisions in Stockport happened between 8 October and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Stockport

The A6 has the most collisions in Stockport, 3,406 of 16,195 (21%), followed by the A626 (1,630).

Collisions in Stockport on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63,4064,52236375
2ndA6261,6302,23316164
3rdA5609921,3011499
4thA5145719910265
5thB5169586734386
6thB5465582777452
7thA5102423539445
8thM60241380417
9thB6167214260020
10thM63182251212
11thB6171144184026
12thB61047610417
13thA627446814
14thA6188405909
15thA510391211
16thB646591100
17thA6381101
18thA567700
19thA51435501
20thB51455500
21stB51605600
22ndB61695500
23rdA51494401
24thB51654500
25thA343302
26thA6663500
27thB51673400
28thM623300

Council areas covering Stockport

Collisions in Stockport were recorded in 7 council areas. Stockport has 16,108 of 16,195 (99%).

Collisions in Stockport by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStockport16,10820,6961571,826
2ndManchester5769012
3rdRochdale81311
4thTameside7801
5thTrafford6701
6thOldham4401
7thSalford3400

Postcode districts in Stockport

Collisions in Stockport were recorded in 9 postcode districts, led by SK4 (4,543) and SK1 (3,701).