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Tameside road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 754 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2001, and 1,031 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2000 (847), and casualties fell from 1,171.

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

Collisions in 2001
754
Down 11% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,031
Down 12% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2001

0.7% of collisions in Tameside in 2001 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious7610%
  • Slight67389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious868.3%
  • Slight94091%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 754, down 11% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (12%)
  • Tuesday96 (13%)
  • Wednesday113 (15%)
  • Thursday104 (14%)
  • Friday134 (18%)
  • Saturday123 (16%)
  • Sunday91 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (8.5%)
  • February63 (8.4%)
  • March50 (6.6%)
  • April48 (6.4%)
  • May63 (8.4%)
  • June65 (8.6%)
  • July61 (8.1%)
  • August66 (8.8%)
  • September63 (8.4%)
  • October67 (8.9%)
  • November78 (10%)
  • December66 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight525 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit216 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds600 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry444 (59%)
  • Wet or damp293 (39%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph675 (90%)
  • 40 mph40 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph34 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway595 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant634 (61%)
  • Pedestrian196 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist53 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1058 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1597 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20154 (15%)
  • 21 to 25102 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35215 (21%)
  • 36 to 45166 (16%)
  • 46 to 55104 (10%)
  • 56 to 6550 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.2%)
  • Over 7532 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider535 (52%)
  • Passenger300 (29%)
  • Pedestrian196 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,108 (80%)
  • Motorcycle59 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach37 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Tameside

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tameside ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 97th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2001

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2001, with 91 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2001

The A635 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2001: 73, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6357310116
2ndA627567414
3rdA57556804
4thB6175374702
5thA6017313703
6thB6170253712
7thB6194202912
8thM60202803
9thA662182405
10thA670163201
11thM67151900
12thA6018141901
13thB6431131900
14thA5608803
15thA60434800
16thA6284501
17thB61743300
18thB64683400
19thB61692200
20thB61772300

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2001

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2001: 220.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2001

OL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2001: 158.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2001, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years