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Woodford (Stockport) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 212 road traffic collisions in Woodford, Stockport, from 1979 to 2025, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1979
212
1,884th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
271
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
33
37 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Woodford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3316%
  • Slight17683%

What the data shows

  • Woodford had 15 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 27 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Woodford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 20 children under 16 were killed or injured in Woodford, 7.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 48% of collisions in Woodford.

Where Woodford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,884th
Most casualties
1,925th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,208th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday25 (12%)
  • Friday34 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (20%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (87%)
  • Roundabout21 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (65%)
  • 40 mph70 (33%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (23%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant160 (59%)
  • Cyclist44 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (13%)
  • Pedestrian15 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Woodford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woodford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Woodford peaked at 12 in 1988; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202300
202222
202111
202047
201911
201833
201711
201600
201511
201412
201322
201222
201133
2010710
200923
200834
200744
200622
200566
200433
2003510
2002710
200145
200045
199989
1998810
199711
199645
1995510
199455
199322
1992912
19911112
199055
198999
19881216
1987913
198645
198533
198467
19831117
19821115
1981710
198056
197969

Map of recent crashes in Woodford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Woodford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Woodford

The 24 most recent collisions in Woodford happened between 20 April 2011 and 6 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Woodford

The A5102 has the most collisions in Woodford, 138 of 212 (65%), followed by the A5149 (24).

Collisions in Woodford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5102138182121
2ndA5149242802

Council area for Woodford

Woodford is in Stockport, where police recorded 36,605 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Woodford accounts for 0.6% of them.

Postcode district for Woodford

All 212 collisions in Woodford were in the SK7 postcode district.