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Tameside road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 853 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1982, and 1,044 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1981 (786), and casualties rose from 959.

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

Collisions in 1982
853
Up 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,044
Up 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
12
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1982

1.4% of collisions in Tameside in 1982 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious18121%
  • Slight66077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious20620%
  • Slight82579%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 853, up 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (14%)
  • Tuesday94 (11%)
  • Wednesday125 (15%)
  • Thursday128 (15%)
  • Friday154 (18%)
  • Saturday138 (16%)
  • Sunday93 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59229 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (5.9%)
  • February59 (6.9%)
  • March63 (7.4%)
  • April67 (7.9%)
  • May76 (8.9%)
  • June69 (8.1%)
  • July77 (9%)
  • August57 (6.7%)
  • September99 (12%)
  • October76 (8.9%)
  • November83 (9.7%)
  • December77 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight591 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit250 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds669 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry535 (63%)
  • Wet or damp288 (34%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph780 (91%)
  • 40 mph46 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph15 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway761 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (34%)
  • Pedestrian274 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist257 (25%)
  • Cyclist83 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1084 (8%)
  • 11 to 1599 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20258 (25%)
  • 21 to 25122 (12%)
  • 26 to 35162 (16%)
  • 36 to 4578 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5572 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.5%)
  • Over 7519 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider539 (52%)
  • Pedestrian274 (26%)
  • Passenger231 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car858 (61%)
  • Motorcycle264 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach42 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3%)
  • Minibus14 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 98th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
98th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1982

The A627 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1982: 75, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6277590216
2ndA577296016
3rdA6355974213
4thA60174860110
5thB61754360113
6thA670415607
7thB61942832010
8thA560223108
9thB6170222904
10thA662182113
11thA6018121302
12thB646891003
13thB63907902
14thA60436603
15thB61696601
16thB64316802
17thA6285602
18thB61744600
19thB61764501
20thM674400

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1982

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1982: 205.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1982

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1982: 200.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years