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Tameside road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 898 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1992, and 1,200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1991 (879), and casualties rose from 1,152.

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

Collisions in 1992
898
Up 2% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,200
Up 4% on 1991
Fatal collisions
18
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1992

2% of collisions in Tameside in 1992 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182%
  • Serious13915%
  • Slight74183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.5%
  • Serious15513%
  • Slight1,02786%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1992 is highlighted, with 898, up 2% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (13%)
  • Tuesday115 (13%)
  • Wednesday136 (15%)
  • Thursday144 (16%)
  • Friday160 (18%)
  • Saturday126 (14%)
  • Sunday100 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59168 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59250 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59178 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (8.6%)
  • February67 (7.5%)
  • March70 (7.8%)
  • April72 (8%)
  • May73 (8.1%)
  • June80 (8.9%)
  • July63 (7%)
  • August86 (9.6%)
  • September54 (6%)
  • October88 (9.8%)
  • November82 (9.1%)
  • December86 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight642 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit231 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds676 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds176 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry514 (57%)
  • Wet or damp368 (41%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph791 (88%)
  • 40 mph55 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph35 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway752 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant640 (53%)
  • Pedestrian285 (24%)
  • Cyclist101 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant44 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 10104 (8.7%)
  • 11 to 15106 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20172 (14%)
  • 21 to 25175 (15%)
  • 26 to 35244 (20%)
  • 36 to 45124 (10%)
  • 46 to 55102 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6552 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.5%)
  • Over 7536 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider584 (49%)
  • Passenger331 (28%)
  • Pedestrian285 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,177 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes106 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle72 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 78th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
78th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1992

The A57 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1992: 80, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA578011538
2ndA635619836
3rdA6275872110
4thA60175473013
5thB6175406115
6thB61703546111
7thM67294601
8thA6018273615
9thB6194222802
10thA670202616
11thA662151702
12thB6431101301
13thA56091402
14thB616981100
15thB61745500
16thB63905511
17thM6651101
18thA60434501
19thA6284800
20thB64683300

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1992

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1992: 221.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1992

M34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1992: 204.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1992, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years