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Tameside road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 736 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1980, and 914 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1979 (689), and casualties rose from 872.

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

Collisions in 1980
736
Up 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
914
Up 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
12
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1980

1.6% of collisions in Tameside in 1980 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious15721%
  • Slight56777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious17119%
  • Slight73080%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 736, up 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (15%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday102 (14%)
  • Thursday112 (15%)
  • Friday105 (14%)
  • Saturday121 (16%)
  • Sunday88 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59202 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (9.2%)
  • February56 (7.6%)
  • March61 (8.3%)
  • April45 (6.1%)
  • May68 (9.2%)
  • June50 (6.8%)
  • July59 (8%)
  • August40 (5.4%)
  • September72 (9.8%)
  • October78 (11%)
  • November78 (11%)
  • December61 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight498 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit224 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds560 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry430 (58%)
  • Wet or damp274 (37%)
  • Frost or ice28 (3.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph668 (91%)
  • 40 mph39 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph17 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph7 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway668 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (33%)
  • Pedestrian283 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist193 (21%)
  • Cyclist65 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant27 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (4%)
  • 6 to 1079 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 1589 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20228 (25%)
  • 21 to 25111 (12%)
  • 26 to 35121 (13%)
  • 36 to 4596 (11%)
  • 46 to 5548 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6541 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5%)
  • Over 7518 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (46%)
  • Pedestrian283 (31%)
  • Passenger209 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car719 (62%)
  • Motorcycle204 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 107th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
107th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1980

The A57 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1980: 71, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577186216
2ndA6276787215
3rdA6355771011
4thA60174157110
5thA670283907
6thB6175273004
7thB6194242717
8thB6170202508
9thA6018162204
10thA662162202
11thA56081001
12thA6285602
13thB61695501
14thB63905802
15thM674611
16thB61073400
17thB61773300
18thB64313300
19thB61742200
20thB61762200

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1980

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1980: 173.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1980

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1980: 171.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years