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Tameside road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 27,806 road traffic collisions in Tameside from 1979 to 2025, and 36,679 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 333 were fatal and 4,096 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 201 collisions, down 11% on 2024 (226), and casualties fell from 304 to 238.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
27,806
106th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36,679
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
333
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
201
Down 11% on 2024

Crash severity in Tameside

1.2% of collisions in Tameside from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3331.2%
  • Serious4,09615%
  • Slight23,37784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3430.9%
  • Serious4,54412%
  • Slight31,79287%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. In 2025 there were 201, down 11% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 201
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025201238
2024226304
2023192243
2022229297
2021200285
2020167219
2019234319
2018289418
2017310426
2016216325
2015238344
2014295413
2013255355
2012313437
2011327436
2010360515
2009454663
2008490659
2007542745
2006546756
2005587805
2004691922
2003638865
2002714953
20017541,031
20008471,171
19997921,065
19988541,181
19978611,193
19968491,176
19958981,202
19948651,145
19939341,213
19928981,200
19918791,152
19909651,290
19898921,090
1988798988
1987784948
1986724857
1985737944
19848621,067
19838351,035
19828531,044
1981786959
1980736914
1979689872

When and where crashes happen in Tameside

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,020 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,898 (14%)
  • Wednesday4,057 (15%)
  • Thursday4,158 (15%)
  • Friday4,561 (16%)
  • Saturday4,025 (14%)
  • Sunday3,087 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,013 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59358 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,092 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,473 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595,055 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597,222 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,981 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,612 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,235 (8%)
  • February2,031 (7.3%)
  • March2,216 (8%)
  • April2,223 (8%)
  • May2,436 (8.8%)
  • June2,360 (8.5%)
  • July2,336 (8.4%)
  • August2,195 (7.9%)
  • September2,328 (8.4%)
  • October2,470 (8.9%)
  • November2,547 (9.2%)
  • December2,429 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight19,951 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,304 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown271 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting200 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit80 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds21,680 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,241 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds541 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds399 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds174 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds78 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist72 (0.3%)
  • Other265 (1%)
  • Not recorded356 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry17,365 (62%)
  • Wet or damp9,738 (35%)
  • Frost or ice468 (1.7%)
  • Snow146 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel25 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep18 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded45 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph497 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph24,437 (88%)
  • 40 mph1,511 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph128 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph336 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph892 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway22,744 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway2,649 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1,074 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout848 (3%)
  • Not recorded491 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Tameside

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant19,289 (53%)
  • Pedestrian8,155 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist3,454 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist2,668 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,134 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant884 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant530 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)208 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant170 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant156 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,264 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 102,417 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 153,164 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 205,913 (16%)
  • 21 to 254,569 (12%)
  • 26 to 356,964 (19%)
  • 36 to 454,642 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,261 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 652,079 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 751,394 (3.8%)
  • Over 75966 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded46 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider18,968 (52%)
  • Passenger9,556 (26%)
  • Pedestrian8,155 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car35,938 (74%)
  • Motorcycle3,598 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle2,737 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,590 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach1,300 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,265 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car717 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle397 (0.8%)
  • Minibus231 (0.5%)
  • Tram20 (under 0.1%)
  • Other24 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Tameside

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Tameside

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tameside ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 106th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 168th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
103rdAberdeenshire27,93839,8301,2317,474
104thGateshead27,89938,4104074,555
105thSutton27,85734,3182684,470
106thTameside (this area)27,80636,6793334,096
107thEpping Forest27,73739,0185325,521
108thNorth East Lincolnshire27,45035,7342815,465
109thSwindon27,15835,3723274,445

Accident hotspots in Tameside

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area is the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside, with 1,145 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 9 of them fatal.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes

The A635 had the most collisions in Tameside from 1979 to 2025: 2,361, including 35 fatal and 316 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6352,3613,28435316
2ndA572,3533,11133343
3rdA6272,3323,12627313
4thA60171,6182,15821234
5thB61751,1311,5409172
6thA6709101,2218134
7thB61708071,0599122
8thA60186548517111
9thB61946428739122
10thA662598756786
11thM674997071247
12thA56043664311100
13thM60370591834
14thB6169225302232
15thA6043208286329
16thB6431182264029
17thB6390179254430
18thA628149223331
19thB6174137168120
20thB6176117139014

Towns in Tameside

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside from 1979 to 2025: 7,408.

Postcode districts in Tameside

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside from 1979 to 2025: 5,920.

Latest crashes in Tameside

Of the latest 24 crashes in Tameside, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity