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Tameside road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 934 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1993, and 1,213 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1992 (898), and casualties rose from 1,200.

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

Collisions in 1993
934
Up 4% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,213
Up 1% on 1992
Fatal collisions
9
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1993

1% of collisions in Tameside in 1993 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious12413%
  • Slight80186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious13211%
  • Slight1,07288%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1993 is highlighted, with 934, up 4% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (14%)
  • Tuesday133 (14%)
  • Wednesday140 (15%)
  • Thursday133 (14%)
  • Friday160 (17%)
  • Saturday134 (14%)
  • Sunday100 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59149 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (8.6%)
  • February64 (6.9%)
  • March82 (8.8%)
  • April74 (7.9%)
  • May81 (8.7%)
  • June75 (8%)
  • July91 (9.7%)
  • August71 (7.6%)
  • September84 (9%)
  • October76 (8.1%)
  • November69 (7.4%)
  • December87 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight701 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit210 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds709 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds167 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry556 (60%)
  • Wet or damp354 (38%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph849 (91%)
  • 40 mph40 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph15 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph26 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway785 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant685 (56%)
  • Pedestrian276 (23%)
  • Cyclist77 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant50 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1082 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1596 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20181 (15%)
  • 21 to 25169 (14%)
  • 26 to 35258 (21%)
  • 36 to 45139 (11%)
  • 46 to 55102 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4%)
  • Over 7523 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider653 (54%)
  • Passenger284 (23%)
  • Pedestrian276 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,264 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes120 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle72 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach30 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 73rd most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1993

The A627 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1993: 95, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62795136110
2ndA63582104014
3rdA5776101013
4thA6017446004
5thB6175435425
6thB6170364406
7thA670263003
8thA6018243304
9thB6194223204
10thM67212901
11thA662151803
12thA560101701
13thB616991300
14thB643181100
15thB64686721
16thM6661001
17thB61745500
18thB61765501
19thB63905500
20thA6284400

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1993

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1993: 266.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1993

OL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1993: 201.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1993, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years