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Tameside road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 965 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1990, and 1,290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1989 (892), and casualties rose from 1,090.

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

Collisions in 1990
965
Up 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,290
Up 18% on 1989
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1990

1% of collisions in Tameside in 1990 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious14015%
  • Slight81584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious16613%
  • Slight1,11486%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 965, up 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday149 (15%)
  • Tuesday128 (13%)
  • Wednesday120 (12%)
  • Thursday122 (13%)
  • Friday166 (17%)
  • Saturday165 (17%)
  • Sunday115 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59208 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59224 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59166 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.3%)
  • February79 (8.2%)
  • March94 (9.7%)
  • April96 (9.9%)
  • May86 (8.9%)
  • June84 (8.7%)
  • July70 (7.3%)
  • August68 (7%)
  • September75 (7.8%)
  • October88 (9.1%)
  • November82 (8.5%)
  • December73 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight729 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds772 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry613 (64%)
  • Wet or damp337 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.9%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph872 (90%)
  • 40 mph51 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph18 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway815 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout35 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant664 (51%)
  • Pedestrian331 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist60 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant44 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 566 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 10101 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 15104 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20202 (16%)
  • 21 to 25199 (15%)
  • 26 to 35225 (17%)
  • 36 to 45143 (11%)
  • 46 to 5591 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6571 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7552 (4%)
  • Over 7536 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider575 (45%)
  • Passenger384 (30%)
  • Pedestrian331 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,227 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (6%)
  • Motorcycle96 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach55 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.4%)
  • Minibus11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 80th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1990

The A627 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1990: 85, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62785121210
2ndA6358397011
3rdA577297110
4thA6017496809
5thB6175405207
6thB6170333904
7thA670303814
8thA6018253913
9thA662252704
10thA560243503
11thB6194233312
12thM67172202
13thB6390121804
14thB643181100
15thB61696700
16thB61765500
17thA60434401
18thB61744701
19thB64684500
20thA62831301

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1990

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1990: 279.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1990

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1990: 203.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1990, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years