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Tameside road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 849 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1996, and 1,176 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1995 (898), and casualties fell from 1,202.

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

Collisions in 1996
849
Down 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,176
Down 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
8% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1996

0.9% of collisions in Tameside in 1996 were fatal and 8% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious688%
  • Slight77391%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious816.9%
  • Slight1,08792%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 849, down 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (16%)
  • Tuesday108 (13%)
  • Wednesday111 (13%)
  • Thursday138 (16%)
  • Friday132 (16%)
  • Saturday108 (13%)
  • Sunday112 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59195 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (6.6%)
  • February64 (7.5%)
  • March60 (7.1%)
  • April63 (7.4%)
  • May74 (8.7%)
  • June86 (10%)
  • July67 (7.9%)
  • August74 (8.7%)
  • September79 (9.3%)
  • October67 (7.9%)
  • November89 (10%)
  • December70 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight635 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds670 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry541 (64%)
  • Wet or damp282 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.6%)
  • Snow11 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph777 (92%)
  • 40 mph43 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph21 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway687 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout28 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant761 (65%)
  • Pedestrian212 (18%)
  • Cyclist75 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (2.7%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1065 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1587 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20190 (16%)
  • 21 to 25148 (13%)
  • 26 to 35260 (22%)
  • 36 to 45148 (13%)
  • 46 to 5590 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6565 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.8%)
  • Over 7530 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider624 (53%)
  • Passenger340 (29%)
  • Pedestrian212 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,239 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (3%)
  • Motorcycle36 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Tameside

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tameside ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 88th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1996

The A635 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1996: 76, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6357610605
2ndA57699814
3rdA6276310205
4thA6017395110
5thB6170325202
6thB6175324503
7thA670273815
8thA6018262904
9thA662263201
10thB6194223104
11thM67172501
12thA560111801
13thB6169101400
14thB639091000
15thA60435511
16thB64685711
17thM665610
18thB61764500
19thB64454601
20thB64313400

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1996

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1996: 237.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1996

OL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1996: 174.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1996, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years