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Tameside road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 714 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2002, and 953 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2001 (754), and casualties fell from 1,031.

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

Collisions in 2002
714
Down 5% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
953
Down 8% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2002

0.6% of collisions in Tameside in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7511%
  • Slight63589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious858.9%
  • Slight86491%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 714, down 5% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (15%)
  • Tuesday109 (15%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday99 (14%)
  • Saturday122 (17%)
  • Sunday85 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59207 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (5%)
  • February63 (8.8%)
  • March58 (8.1%)
  • April62 (8.7%)
  • May67 (9.4%)
  • June59 (8.3%)
  • July64 (9%)
  • August61 (8.5%)
  • September55 (7.7%)
  • October68 (9.5%)
  • November63 (8.8%)
  • December58 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight532 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds548 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry457 (64%)
  • Wet or damp251 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph646 (90%)
  • 40 mph30 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph36 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway520 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant537 (56%)
  • Pedestrian208 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (7%)
  • Cyclist63 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1059 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 15100 (10%)
  • 16 to 20133 (14%)
  • 21 to 25100 (10%)
  • 26 to 35189 (20%)
  • 36 to 45152 (16%)
  • 46 to 5589 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.3%)
  • Over 7521 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider494 (52%)
  • Passenger251 (26%)
  • Pedestrian208 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car971 (77%)
  • Motorcycle71 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach47 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tameside ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 101st most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2002

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2002, with 97 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2002

The A635 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2002: 72, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6357210106
2ndA575481110
3rdA6017436014
4thA627425704
5thB6170283502
6thA670202503
7thB6194202204
8thM60202400
9thA6018162004
10thB6175161803
11thM67142400
12thA662111600
13thA56081500
14thB61696600
15thB61746602
16thB64316901
17thA60435600
18thA6285601
19thB61764502
20thB61772200

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2002

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2002: 205.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2002

OL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2002: 166.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years