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Tameside road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 898 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1995, and 1,202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1994 (865), and casualties rose from 1,145.

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

Collisions in 1995
898
Up 4% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,202
Up 5% on 1994
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1995

0.6% of collisions in Tameside in 1995 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious10412%
  • Slight78988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious1169.7%
  • Slight1,08190%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1995 is highlighted, with 898, up 4% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (17%)
  • Tuesday106 (12%)
  • Wednesday159 (18%)
  • Thursday127 (14%)
  • Friday151 (17%)
  • Saturday109 (12%)
  • Sunday89 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59169 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59252 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (8.5%)
  • February75 (8.4%)
  • March71 (7.9%)
  • April67 (7.5%)
  • May59 (6.6%)
  • June85 (9.5%)
  • July78 (8.7%)
  • August68 (7.6%)
  • September94 (10%)
  • October83 (9.2%)
  • November73 (8.1%)
  • December69 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight682 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit202 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds738 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry587 (65%)
  • Wet or damp290 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph829 (92%)
  • 40 mph36 (4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph19 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway756 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout28 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant694 (58%)
  • Pedestrian230 (19%)
  • Cyclist94 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1084 (7%)
  • 11 to 15101 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20156 (13%)
  • 21 to 25165 (14%)
  • 26 to 35279 (23%)
  • 36 to 45144 (12%)
  • 46 to 5594 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.6%)
  • Over 7529 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider636 (53%)
  • Passenger336 (28%)
  • Pedestrian230 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,244 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle63 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.2%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 80th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1995

The A635 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1995: 84, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6358411408
2ndA6277711118
3rdA57729807
4thB6175487707
5thA6017446105
6thB6170294001
7thA6018263303
8thA670243311
9thA662182802
10thB6194162113
11thM67132101
12thB6169111602
13thA560101913
14thB6390101901
15thM66101102
16thB64686800
17thA60434401
18thA6284500
19thB61764500
20thB64814600

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1995

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1995: 240.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1995

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1995: 196.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1995, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years