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Tameside road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 862 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1984, and 1,067 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1983 (835), and casualties rose from 1,035.

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

Collisions in 1984
862
Up 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,067
Up 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
13
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1984

1.5% of collisions in Tameside in 1984 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious15818%
  • Slight69180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious17817%
  • Slight87682%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 862, up 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (15%)
  • Tuesday106 (12%)
  • Wednesday130 (15%)
  • Thursday152 (18%)
  • Friday131 (15%)
  • Saturday133 (15%)
  • Sunday85 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59258 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (5.8%)
  • February66 (7.7%)
  • March73 (8.5%)
  • April71 (8.2%)
  • May79 (9.2%)
  • June67 (7.8%)
  • July74 (8.6%)
  • August59 (6.8%)
  • September66 (7.7%)
  • October75 (8.7%)
  • November95 (11%)
  • December87 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight593 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit264 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds685 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry543 (63%)
  • Wet or damp304 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.2%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph777 (90%)
  • 40 mph49 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph20 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway778 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant357 (33%)
  • Pedestrian309 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist207 (19%)
  • Cyclist106 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1079 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 15102 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 20236 (22%)
  • 21 to 25146 (14%)
  • 26 to 35159 (15%)
  • 36 to 4591 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5580 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4.8%)
  • Over 7526 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider525 (49%)
  • Pedestrian309 (29%)
  • Passenger233 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car878 (63%)
  • Motorcycle211 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Tameside

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tameside ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 89th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1984

The A57 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1984: 90, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5790121315
2ndA6277291114
3rdA6356482210
4thA60175671010
5thB6175334803
6thA670293101
7thA6018243207
8thB6194232725
9thB6170222502
10thA662192104
11thA560162307
12thB6169101101
13thB617471002
14thB639071003
15thM676601
16thB64314802
17thA6283300
18thA60432200
19thA6262210
20thA6712200

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1984

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1984: 208.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1984

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1984: 204.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1984, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years