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Tameside road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 847 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2000, and 1,171 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1999 (792), and casualties rose from 1,065.

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

Collisions in 2000
847
Up 7% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,171
Up 10% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
8% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2000

0.5% of collisions in Tameside in 2000 were fatal and 8% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious688%
  • Slight77591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious766.5%
  • Slight1,09093%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 847, up 7% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (16%)
  • Tuesday100 (12%)
  • Wednesday105 (12%)
  • Thursday143 (17%)
  • Friday129 (15%)
  • Saturday140 (17%)
  • Sunday94 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59152 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59213 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59168 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (12%)
  • February68 (8%)
  • March56 (6.6%)
  • April74 (8.7%)
  • May72 (8.5%)
  • June78 (9.2%)
  • July65 (7.7%)
  • August58 (6.8%)
  • September61 (7.2%)
  • October65 (7.7%)
  • November80 (9.4%)
  • December72 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight620 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit209 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds624 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds175 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry441 (52%)
  • Wet or damp387 (46%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph783 (92%)
  • 40 mph27 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph33 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway667 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant715 (61%)
  • Pedestrian194 (17%)
  • Cyclist75 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (2%)
  • Van occupant23 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1075 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 15102 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20148 (13%)
  • 21 to 25146 (12%)
  • 26 to 35258 (22%)
  • 36 to 45179 (15%)
  • 46 to 5598 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6566 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3%)
  • Over 7524 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider634 (54%)
  • Passenger343 (29%)
  • Pedestrian194 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,219 (78%)
  • Motorcycle78 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach48 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 88th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2000

The A635 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2000: 84, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6358413124
2ndA577811207
3rdA6277410415
4thA6017578205
5thB6175334405
6thB6170243302
7thA670223001
8thM67214011
9thB6194162001
10thA662152100
11thM60142401
12thA6018121400
13thA6043102200
14thB6169101101
15thA56081003
16thA62861203
17thB61764500
18thB63903700
19thB61742201
20thB64452300

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2000

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2000: 239.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2000

M34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2000: 202.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years