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Tameside road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 691 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2004, and 922 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2003 (638), and casualties rose from 865.

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

Collisions in 2004
691
Up 8% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
922
Up 7% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2004

0.3% of collisions in Tameside in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7311%
  • Slight61689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious758.1%
  • Slight84592%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 691, up 8% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (15%)
  • Tuesday103 (15%)
  • Wednesday96 (14%)
  • Thursday105 (15%)
  • Friday125 (18%)
  • Saturday91 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59135 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (9.1%)
  • February47 (6.8%)
  • March61 (8.8%)
  • April61 (8.8%)
  • May73 (11%)
  • June60 (8.7%)
  • July57 (8.2%)
  • August47 (6.8%)
  • September54 (7.8%)
  • October53 (7.7%)
  • November55 (8%)
  • December60 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight500 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit186 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds521 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry412 (60%)
  • Wet or damp258 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.7%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph617 (89%)
  • 40 mph33 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph31 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway515 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (12%)
  • Roundabout41 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant573 (62%)
  • Pedestrian164 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist44 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1047 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1586 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20155 (17%)
  • 21 to 25124 (13%)
  • 26 to 35177 (19%)
  • 36 to 45117 (13%)
  • 46 to 5596 (10%)
  • 56 to 6540 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3%)
  • Over 7528 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider502 (54%)
  • Passenger256 (28%)
  • Pedestrian164 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car969 (78%)
  • Motorcycle74 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle28 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 98th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2004

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2004, with 76 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2004

The A635 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2004: 74, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6357411502
2ndA57618315
3rdA627587905
4thA6017364203
5thA662333703
6thB6175294815
7thM60213200
8thA670192403
9thA6018152103
10thB6170142002
11thB6194141900
12thA560101502
13thA6043101301
14thM67101300
15thB61694500
16thB61763401
17thB64453601
18thB61742200
19thB61772200
20thB63902302

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2004

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2004: 192.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2004

OL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2004: 144.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years