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Tameside road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 546 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2006, and 756 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2005 (587), and casualties fell from 805.

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

Collisions in 2006
546
Down 7% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
756
Down 6% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2006

0.7% of collisions in Tameside in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight48388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious638.3%
  • Slight68991%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2006 is highlighted, with 546, down 7% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (12%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (17%)
  • Thursday76 (14%)
  • Friday95 (17%)
  • Saturday83 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.3%)
  • February44 (8.1%)
  • March49 (9%)
  • April46 (8.4%)
  • May56 (10%)
  • June43 (7.9%)
  • July49 (9%)
  • August41 (7.5%)
  • September51 (9.3%)
  • October52 (9.5%)
  • November33 (6%)
  • December42 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight407 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds437 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (69%)
  • Wet or damp165 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph438 (80%)
  • 40 mph50 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph46 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant471 (62%)
  • Pedestrian128 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (6%)
  • Cyclist38 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5%)
  • 11 to 1568 (9%)
  • 16 to 20124 (16%)
  • 21 to 2578 (10%)
  • 26 to 35116 (15%)
  • 36 to 45112 (15%)
  • 46 to 5592 (12%)
  • 56 to 6561 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider409 (54%)
  • Passenger219 (29%)
  • Pedestrian128 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car756 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle47 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4%)
  • Bus or coach33 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 122nd most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2006

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2006, with 59 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2006

The A635 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2006: 46, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA635466103
2ndA57425203
3rdA627406304
4thA6017364605
5thM60263901
6thM67202911
7thB6175182202
8thA6018151903
9thA670142502
10thB6170141404
11thA6140122611
12thA56091401
13thA66291001
14thA604381001
15thB61948903
16thB61695800
17thB61744500
18thB64314601
19thA6283300
20thB61763400

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2006

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2006: 152.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2006

M34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2006: 121.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2006, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years