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Tameside road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 724 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1986, and 857 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1985 (737), and casualties fell from 944.

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

Collisions in 1986
724
Down 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
857
Down 9% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1986

1.5% of collisions in Tameside in 1986 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious11416%
  • Slight59983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious12314%
  • Slight72284%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 724, down 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 724
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (15%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday110 (15%)
  • Thursday110 (15%)
  • Friday118 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (14%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (9%)
  • February63 (8.7%)
  • March56 (7.7%)
  • April55 (7.6%)
  • May53 (7.3%)
  • June58 (8%)
  • July68 (9.4%)
  • August50 (6.9%)
  • September49 (6.8%)
  • October68 (9.4%)
  • November53 (7.3%)
  • December86 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight503 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds543 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry427 (59%)
  • Wet or damp277 (38%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph657 (91%)
  • 40 mph44 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway636 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout22 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (35%)
  • Pedestrian282 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (17%)
  • Cyclist70 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (5.8%)
  • 6 to 1075 (8.8%)
  • 11 to 1580 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20180 (21%)
  • 21 to 25103 (12%)
  • 26 to 35122 (14%)
  • 36 to 4571 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5559 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.3%)
  • Over 7529 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (47%)
  • Pedestrian282 (33%)
  • Passenger170 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car784 (68%)
  • Motorcycle150 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 115th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1986

The A627 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1986: 69, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6276978013
2ndA57607139
3rdA6017496604
4thA635486318
5thB6175434709
6thA670212604
7thA662202402
8thB6170171903
9thA560152005
10thA6018141700
11thB6194111510
12thB6390111321
13thB61697701
14thB61766701
15thA6285601
16thB61745502
17thB64684400
18thM674601
19thA60432200
20thB64312200

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1986

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1986: 157.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1986

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1986: 149.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years