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Tameside road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 861 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1997, and 1,193 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1996 (849), and casualties rose from 1,176.

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

Collisions in 1997
861
Up 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,193
Up 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1997

0.5% of collisions in Tameside in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious10212%
  • Slight75588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious1179.8%
  • Slight1,07290%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 861, up 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (13%)
  • Tuesday124 (14%)
  • Wednesday129 (15%)
  • Thursday136 (16%)
  • Friday159 (18%)
  • Saturday122 (14%)
  • Sunday79 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59173 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59172 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (11%)
  • February66 (7.7%)
  • March54 (6.3%)
  • April75 (8.7%)
  • May94 (11%)
  • June65 (7.5%)
  • July62 (7.2%)
  • August55 (6.4%)
  • September71 (8.2%)
  • October82 (9.5%)
  • November60 (7%)
  • December86 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight617 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit233 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds683 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry530 (62%)
  • Wet or damp322 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph806 (94%)
  • 40 mph24 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph26 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway708 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant740 (62%)
  • Pedestrian221 (19%)
  • Cyclist82 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1080 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 15115 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 20196 (16%)
  • 21 to 25143 (12%)
  • 26 to 35255 (21%)
  • 36 to 45134 (11%)
  • 46 to 55115 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.5%)
  • Over 7520 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (52%)
  • Passenger350 (29%)
  • Pedestrian221 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,212 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle50 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach44 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 89th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1997

The A635 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1997: 79, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6357912309
2ndA627709306
3rdA57618806
4thA6017487308
5thB6175334406
6thM67263802
7thA670243105
8thB6170212701
9thA6018182901
10thB6194182305
11thA662132100
12thB6390121402
13thB6169112013
14thA5607901
15thB61746701
16thA60435501
17thA62851100
18thM6651100
19thB61763500
20thB64313400

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1997

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1997: 232.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1997

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1997: 188.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1997, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years