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Tameside road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 879 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1991, and 1,152 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1990 (965), and casualties fell from 1,290.

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

Collisions in 1991
879
Down 9% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,152
Down 11% on 1990
Fatal collisions
10
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1991

1.1% of collisions in Tameside in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious14116%
  • Slight72883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious16314%
  • Slight97985%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 879, down 9% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday126 (14%)
  • Tuesday129 (15%)
  • Wednesday115 (13%)
  • Thursday130 (15%)
  • Friday145 (16%)
  • Saturday135 (15%)
  • Sunday99 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59170 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59218 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59172 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (9.3%)
  • February44 (5%)
  • March71 (8.1%)
  • April78 (8.9%)
  • May71 (8.1%)
  • June66 (7.5%)
  • July66 (7.5%)
  • August78 (8.9%)
  • September62 (7.1%)
  • October88 (10%)
  • November90 (10%)
  • December83 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight627 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit234 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds702 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry542 (62%)
  • Wet or damp307 (35%)
  • Frost or ice26 (3%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph771 (88%)
  • 40 mph61 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph23 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway734 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (4%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant613 (53%)
  • Pedestrian270 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist85 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant38 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (4%)
  • 6 to 1086 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1591 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20201 (17%)
  • 21 to 25148 (13%)
  • 26 to 35228 (20%)
  • 36 to 45145 (13%)
  • 46 to 5577 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.7%)
  • Over 7523 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (49%)
  • Passenger316 (27%)
  • Pedestrian270 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,104 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes112 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle95 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 85th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
85th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1991

The A57 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1991: 82, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5782108115
2ndA6358198210
3rdA62780103212
4thA60175977110
5thB6175375804
6thB6194285607
7thA6018263414
8thA670263004
9thB6170263404
10thA560152202
11thA662152202
12thB6431111402
13thB639071201
14thM677901
15thB646861001
16thM666600
17thB61695500
18thA60434500
19thA60483300
20thA6283401

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1991

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1991: 235.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1991

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1991: 198.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1991, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years