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Tameside road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 892 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1989, and 1,090 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1988 (798), and casualties rose from 988.

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

Collisions in 1989
892
Up 12% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,090
Up 10% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1989

0.9% of collisions in Tameside in 1989 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious12614%
  • Slight75885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious13813%
  • Slight94487%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 892, up 12% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (14%)
  • Tuesday111 (12%)
  • Wednesday125 (14%)
  • Thursday128 (14%)
  • Friday165 (18%)
  • Saturday142 (16%)
  • Sunday98 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59246 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59204 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (7.7%)
  • February76 (8.5%)
  • March52 (5.8%)
  • April69 (7.7%)
  • May80 (9%)
  • June77 (8.6%)
  • July69 (7.7%)
  • August62 (7%)
  • September88 (9.9%)
  • October73 (8.2%)
  • November99 (11%)
  • December78 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight632 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit238 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds702 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry550 (62%)
  • Wet or damp336 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph796 (89%)
  • 40 mph64 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway769 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout37 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant487 (45%)
  • Pedestrian308 (28%)
  • Cyclist104 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1094 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 1598 (9%)
  • 16 to 20208 (19%)
  • 21 to 25159 (15%)
  • 26 to 35171 (16%)
  • 36 to 45127 (12%)
  • 46 to 5573 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6553 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.2%)
  • Over 7529 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider531 (49%)
  • Pedestrian308 (28%)
  • Passenger251 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,045 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (7%)
  • Motorcycle103 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.2%)
  • Minibus11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 93rd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1989

The A57 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1989: 89, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5789118112
2ndA62778100012
3rdA635678206
4thA6017576625
5thA670385203
6thB6175384403
7thB6170273414
8thA662263204
9thA5602430010
10thA6018232713
11thB6194212803
12thB639081101
13thM677700
14thA6285600
15thB61695903
16thM664500
17thB64313501
18thB64683600
19thA60162210
20thA60432200

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1989

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1989: 228.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1989

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1989: 187.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years