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Tameside road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 784 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1987, and 948 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1986 (724), and casualties rose from 857.

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

Collisions in 1987
784
Up 8% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
948
Up 11% on 1986
Fatal collisions
15
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1987

1.9% of collisions in Tameside in 1987 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious12115%
  • Slight64883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.7%
  • Serious13614%
  • Slight79684%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 784, up 8% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (13%)
  • Tuesday114 (15%)
  • Wednesday120 (15%)
  • Thursday125 (16%)
  • Friday126 (16%)
  • Saturday110 (14%)
  • Sunday84 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59157 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59195 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59143 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (6.6%)
  • February50 (6.4%)
  • March82 (10%)
  • April56 (7.1%)
  • May70 (8.9%)
  • June70 (8.9%)
  • July60 (7.7%)
  • August59 (7.5%)
  • September63 (8%)
  • October71 (9.1%)
  • November84 (11%)
  • December67 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight526 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit228 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds629 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry479 (61%)
  • Wet or damp285 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph709 (90%)
  • 40 mph39 (5%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph20 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway682 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant423 (45%)
  • Pedestrian271 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (12%)
  • Cyclist82 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1079 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1575 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20171 (18%)
  • 21 to 25144 (15%)
  • 26 to 35141 (15%)
  • 36 to 45102 (11%)
  • 46 to 5570 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6%)
  • 66 to 7553 (5.6%)
  • Over 7525 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider463 (49%)
  • Pedestrian271 (29%)
  • Passenger214 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car937 (71%)
  • Motorcycle122 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 95th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
95th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1987

The A57 and A627 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1987, with 63 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA576377211
2ndA627637528
3rdA6017556129
4thA6355569010
5thB6175375508
6thA670244104
7thA560222816
8thA6018222714
9thA662212612
10thB6170202804
11thB6194151503
12thB63908800
13thB61697801
14thM677701
15thB64316600
16thB61745600
17thA6283301
18thB61773700
19thA60432200
20thA6712200

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1987

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1987: 204.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1987

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1987: 178.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1987, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years