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Tameside road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 798 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1988, and 988 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1987 (784), and casualties rose from 948.

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

Collisions in 1988
798
Up 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
988
Up 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1988

0.6% of collisions in Tameside in 1988 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious13116%
  • Slight66283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious14815%
  • Slight83585%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 798, up 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (14%)
  • Tuesday116 (15%)
  • Wednesday107 (13%)
  • Thursday121 (15%)
  • Friday155 (19%)
  • Saturday107 (13%)
  • Sunday77 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.4%)
  • February52 (6.5%)
  • March65 (8.1%)
  • April77 (9.6%)
  • May73 (9.1%)
  • June59 (7.4%)
  • July75 (9.4%)
  • August75 (9.4%)
  • September61 (7.6%)
  • October70 (8.8%)
  • November65 (8.1%)
  • December67 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight584 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit199 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds619 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry480 (60%)
  • Wet or damp310 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph709 (89%)
  • 40 mph53 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph15 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway676 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout26 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant446 (45%)
  • Pedestrian272 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (11%)
  • Cyclist76 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1069 (7%)
  • 11 to 1588 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20158 (16%)
  • 21 to 25137 (14%)
  • 26 to 35156 (16%)
  • 36 to 45126 (13%)
  • 46 to 5572 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.8%)
  • Over 7541 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider479 (48%)
  • Pedestrian272 (28%)
  • Passenger237 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car987 (72%)
  • Motorcycle108 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.5%)
  • Minibus14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 98th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
98th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
301st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1988

The A627 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1988: 71, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA627718816
2ndA5765100016
3rdA635627816
4thA60175571010
5thA560273514
6thA670273314
7thB6194263407
8thB6170242508
9thB6175223102
10thA662182402
11thA6018151602
12thA6043101100
13thB63906701
14thB64686601
15thM675502
16thB61694500
17thB61744401
18thB61764400
19thB61774501
20thB64314502

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1988

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1988: 228.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1988

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1988: 181.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years