Skip to main content
CrashStats

Tameside road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 835 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1983, and 1,035 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1982 (853), and casualties fell from 1,044.

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

Collisions in 1983
835
Down 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,035
Down 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1983

1% of collisions in Tameside in 1983 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious16119%
  • Slight66680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious18117%
  • Slight84682%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 835, down 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (14%)
  • Tuesday112 (13%)
  • Wednesday137 (16%)
  • Thursday120 (14%)
  • Friday143 (17%)
  • Saturday123 (15%)
  • Sunday79 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59222 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59143 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (8%)
  • February61 (7.3%)
  • March65 (7.8%)
  • April64 (7.7%)
  • May64 (7.7%)
  • June72 (8.6%)
  • July91 (11%)
  • August79 (9.5%)
  • September64 (7.7%)
  • October63 (7.5%)
  • November74 (8.9%)
  • December71 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight578 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit248 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds676 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry551 (66%)
  • Wet or damp266 (32%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph744 (89%)
  • 40 mph54 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph27 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway745 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout17 (2%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (33%)
  • Pedestrian323 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (18%)
  • Cyclist105 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1098 (9.5%)
  • 11 to 15121 (12%)
  • 16 to 20237 (23%)
  • 21 to 25113 (11%)
  • 26 to 35152 (15%)
  • 36 to 4591 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5554 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.7%)
  • Over 7523 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider498 (48%)
  • Pedestrian323 (31%)
  • Passenger214 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car848 (63%)
  • Motorcycle205 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle112 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach46 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 94th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1983

The A57 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1983: 73, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577386114
2ndA6356183214
3rdA6275867012
4thA60175670012
5thA670384909
6thB6175344306
7thA6018313905
8thB6194253104
9thB6170242803
10thA662161814
11thA560101804
12thA62871101
13thB61746603
14thB639051301
15thB61694400
16thB61764400
17thB60173301
18thM673400
19thB61772201
20thB64682200

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1983

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1983: 200.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1983

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1983: 194.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years