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Tameside road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 689 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1979, and 872 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 27,806 collisions in Tameside.

Collisions in 1979
689
Casualties in 1979
872
Fatal collisions
14
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1979

2% of collisions in Tameside in 1979 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious15823%
  • Slight51775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.7%
  • Serious18121%
  • Slight67678%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 689.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (13%)
  • Tuesday91 (13%)
  • Wednesday94 (14%)
  • Thursday115 (17%)
  • Friday110 (16%)
  • Saturday106 (15%)
  • Sunday85 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (5.2%)
  • February45 (6.5%)
  • March59 (8.6%)
  • April58 (8.4%)
  • May56 (8.1%)
  • June54 (7.8%)
  • July61 (8.9%)
  • August59 (8.6%)
  • September52 (7.5%)
  • October56 (8.1%)
  • November77 (11%)
  • December76 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight458 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit223 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds500 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (18%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Other23 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry367 (53%)
  • Wet or damp267 (39%)
  • Frost or ice36 (5.2%)
  • Snow19 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph609 (88%)
  • 40 mph48 (7%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph19 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway616 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (36%)
  • Pedestrian246 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (18%)
  • Cyclist58 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant37 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1078 (8.9%)
  • 11 to 1579 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20191 (22%)
  • 21 to 2590 (10%)
  • 26 to 35143 (16%)
  • 36 to 4598 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7544 (5%)
  • Over 7522 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider412 (47%)
  • Pedestrian246 (28%)
  • Passenger214 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car701 (63%)
  • Motorcycle177 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach45 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Tameside

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tameside ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 117th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1979

The A57 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1979: 60, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA576071015
2ndA6275567111
3rdA6354768313
4thA6017445437
5thB6175272908
6thA670243006
7thA560232715
8thA6018222804
9thB6170192605
10thB6194162306
11thA662151513
12thB63904900
13thA6283502
14thB61763300
15thB64313501
16thB61742200
17thA561100
18thA61071100
19thB52141100
20thB61691301

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1979

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1979: 182.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1979

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1979: 159.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1979, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years