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Tameside road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 854 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1998, and 1,181 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (861), and casualties fell from 1,193.

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

Collisions in 1998
854
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,181
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1998

0.5% of collisions in Tameside in 1998 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious789.1%
  • Slight77290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious867.3%
  • Slight1,09192%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 854, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (15%)
  • Tuesday119 (14%)
  • Wednesday139 (16%)
  • Thursday122 (14%)
  • Friday127 (15%)
  • Saturday122 (14%)
  • Sunday96 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59157 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59212 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (8%)
  • February69 (8.1%)
  • March65 (7.6%)
  • April70 (8.2%)
  • May81 (9.5%)
  • June94 (11%)
  • July64 (7.5%)
  • August68 (8%)
  • September65 (7.6%)
  • October65 (7.6%)
  • November73 (8.5%)
  • December72 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight633 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit216 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds676 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry501 (59%)
  • Wet or damp342 (40%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph793 (93%)
  • 40 mph28 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph27 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway688 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout26 (3%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant740 (63%)
  • Pedestrian203 (17%)
  • Cyclist66 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1080 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1595 (8%)
  • 16 to 20170 (14%)
  • 21 to 25136 (12%)
  • 26 to 35255 (22%)
  • 36 to 45159 (13%)
  • 46 to 55127 (11%)
  • 56 to 6555 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.6%)
  • Over 7528 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider632 (54%)
  • Passenger346 (29%)
  • Pedestrian203 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,245 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle63 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (3%)
  • Bus or coach42 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 87th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1998

The A627 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1998: 103, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62710314617
2ndA57739306
3rdA6357311017
4thA6017589306
5thB6175426102
6thA670212705
7thB6170213301
8thA6018182103
9thM67182202
10thB6194151704
11thA662121501
12thA6043111500
13thA56081112
14thB617481001
15thA62871201
16thM6071101
17thB643161200
18thB616951211
19thB61764601
20thB63903300

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1998

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1998: 221.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1998

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1998: 196.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years