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Tameside road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 786 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1981, and 959 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1980 (736), and casualties rose from 914.

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

Collisions in 1981
786
Up 7% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
959
Up 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
11
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1981

1.4% of collisions in Tameside in 1981 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious17222%
  • Slight60377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious19220%
  • Slight75379%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 786, up 7% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (14%)
  • Tuesday120 (15%)
  • Wednesday104 (13%)
  • Thursday125 (16%)
  • Friday129 (16%)
  • Saturday106 (13%)
  • Sunday92 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (8.9%)
  • February59 (7.5%)
  • March72 (9.2%)
  • April58 (7.4%)
  • May57 (7.3%)
  • June65 (8.3%)
  • July62 (7.9%)
  • August61 (7.8%)
  • September71 (9%)
  • October96 (12%)
  • November67 (8.5%)
  • December48 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight550 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit228 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds578 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry437 (56%)
  • Wet or damp313 (40%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.1%)
  • Snow10 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph710 (90%)
  • 40 mph50 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph14 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph8 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway693 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (36%)
  • Pedestrian284 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (19%)
  • Cyclist76 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1089 (9.3%)
  • 11 to 15105 (11%)
  • 16 to 20210 (22%)
  • 21 to 25117 (12%)
  • 26 to 35134 (14%)
  • 36 to 4583 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5564 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7550 (5.2%)
  • Over 7519 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider453 (47%)
  • Pedestrian284 (30%)
  • Passenger222 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car794 (64%)
  • Motorcycle196 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach56 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 103rd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1981

The A635 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1981: 66, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6356678122
2ndA576476010
3rdA6017556407
4thA6275463112
5thB6175313809
6thA670253605
7thB6170213114
8thB6194182902
9thA6018172206
10thA560142117
11thA662121304
12thB61696901
13thB61766701
14thB64315502
15thA6284502
16thB64684501
17thM674500
18thB61073300
19thB63903400
20thA5381100

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1981

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1981: 195.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1981

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1981: 166.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1981, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years