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Tameside road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 865 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1994, and 1,145 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1993 (934), and casualties fell from 1,213.

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

Collisions in 1994
865
Down 7% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,145
Down 6% on 1993
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1994

0.9% of collisions in Tameside in 1994 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious849.7%
  • Slight77389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious988.6%
  • Slight1,03991%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1994 is highlighted, with 865, down 7% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (15%)
  • Tuesday128 (15%)
  • Wednesday124 (14%)
  • Thursday129 (15%)
  • Friday135 (16%)
  • Saturday125 (14%)
  • Sunday94 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59175 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59212 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (8%)
  • February59 (6.8%)
  • March75 (8.7%)
  • April77 (8.9%)
  • May70 (8.1%)
  • June54 (6.2%)
  • July74 (8.6%)
  • August79 (9.1%)
  • September83 (9.6%)
  • October80 (9.2%)
  • November53 (6.1%)
  • December92 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight654 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit203 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds648 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds166 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry513 (59%)
  • Wet or damp340 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph793 (92%)
  • 40 mph34 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph22 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway706 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout28 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant705 (62%)
  • Pedestrian237 (21%)
  • Cyclist73 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1096 (8.4%)
  • 11 to 1577 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20158 (14%)
  • 21 to 25156 (14%)
  • 26 to 35263 (23%)
  • 36 to 45128 (11%)
  • 46 to 55110 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6553 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (2.9%)
  • Over 7528 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider613 (54%)
  • Passenger295 (26%)
  • Pedestrian237 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,206 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle56 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach52 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in Tameside

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tameside ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 85th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
85th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1994

The A635 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1994: 78, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA635789706
2ndA577711106
3rdA627719108
4thA6017466506
5thB6175354914
6thA670344501
7thB6170283903
8thA6018222600
9thM67223312
10thA662192404
11thB6194183102
12thA560121922
13thA6288800
14thB639081110
15thA60436600
16thB61696902
17thB61743401
18thB64683300
19thM663400
20thB64312300

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1994

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1994: 250.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1994

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1994: 180.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1994, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years