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Tameside road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 792 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 1999, and 1,065 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1998 (854), and casualties fell from 1,181.

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

Collisions in 1999
792
Down 7% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,065
Down 10% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 1999

0.8% of collisions in Tameside in 1999 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious7910%
  • Slight70789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious888.3%
  • Slight97191%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 792, down 7% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (13%)
  • Tuesday123 (16%)
  • Wednesday107 (14%)
  • Thursday138 (17%)
  • Friday136 (17%)
  • Saturday101 (13%)
  • Sunday87 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (11%)
  • February71 (9%)
  • March60 (7.6%)
  • April66 (8.3%)
  • May53 (6.7%)
  • June60 (7.6%)
  • July59 (7.4%)
  • August65 (8.2%)
  • September66 (8.3%)
  • October69 (8.7%)
  • November72 (9.1%)
  • December65 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight580 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit201 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds620 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry463 (58%)
  • Wet or damp310 (39%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.6%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph725 (92%)
  • 40 mph36 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph27 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway635 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout23 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant665 (62%)
  • Pedestrian194 (18%)
  • Cyclist78 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1071 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1584 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20141 (13%)
  • 21 to 25121 (11%)
  • 26 to 35252 (24%)
  • 36 to 45139 (13%)
  • 46 to 55102 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6571 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (2.7%)
  • Over 7528 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider591 (55%)
  • Passenger280 (26%)
  • Pedestrian194 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,137 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (5%)
  • Motorcycle55 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 93rd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 1999

The A627 had the most collisions in Tameside in 1999: 89, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6278912207
2ndA635679504
3rdA57546911
4thA6017486707
5thB6175294102
6thA670264102
7thA662202701
8thM67192700
9thA6018182406
10thB6170172404
11thB6194131302
12thB643191200
13thB61698900
14thA56071201
15thM6071011
16thA62861111
17thB61746701
18thA60435602
19thB64685801
20thB63903301

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 1999

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 1999: 232.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 1999

OL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 1999: 171.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years