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Tameside road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 587 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2005, and 805 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2004 (691), and casualties fell from 922.

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

Collisions in 2005
587
Down 15% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
805
Down 13% on 2004
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2005

1% of collisions in Tameside in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious6311%
  • Slight51888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious648%
  • Slight73591%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 587, down 15% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (17%)
  • Tuesday97 (17%)
  • Wednesday83 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (12%)
  • Friday83 (14%)
  • Saturday73 (12%)
  • Sunday80 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.5%)
  • February46 (7.8%)
  • March38 (6.5%)
  • April56 (9.5%)
  • May60 (10%)
  • June52 (8.9%)
  • July44 (7.5%)
  • August43 (7.3%)
  • September38 (6.5%)
  • October54 (9.2%)
  • November54 (9.2%)
  • December52 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight425 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry395 (67%)
  • Wet or damp173 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.4%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph544 (93%)
  • 40 mph12 (2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph27 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway448 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant478 (59%)
  • Pedestrian151 (19%)
  • Cyclist51 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1569 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20122 (15%)
  • 21 to 2591 (11%)
  • 26 to 35150 (19%)
  • 36 to 45125 (16%)
  • 46 to 5586 (11%)
  • 56 to 6559 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider423 (53%)
  • Passenger231 (29%)
  • Pedestrian151 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car817 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle49 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach34 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.3%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 109th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2005

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2005, with 83 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2005

The A635 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2005: 50, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA635506905
2ndA57456103
3rdA6017335707
4thA627334013
5thA670222813
6thB6175213102
7thM60172401
8thA662161902
9thM67141700
10thA627(M)122011
11thB6170121501
12thA6018101202
13thA604381000
14thB619481200
15thA5605520
16thB61695801
17thA6284501
18thB61743500
19thB63903901
20thB64452301

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2005

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2005: 161.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2005

OL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2005: 136.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years