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Tameside road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 542 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2007, and 745 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2006 (546), and casualties fell from 756.

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

Collisions in 2007
542
Down 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
745
Down 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2007

2% of collisions in Tameside in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious6412%
  • Slight46786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious679%
  • Slight66790%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 542, down 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (15%)
  • Wednesday86 (16%)
  • Thursday89 (16%)
  • Friday85 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (10%)
  • Sunday72 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9%)
  • February41 (7.6%)
  • March40 (7.4%)
  • April41 (7.6%)
  • May48 (8.9%)
  • June48 (8.9%)
  • July39 (7.2%)
  • August51 (9.4%)
  • September34 (6.3%)
  • October53 (9.8%)
  • November41 (7.6%)
  • December57 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds415 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (63%)
  • Wet or damp189 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph437 (81%)
  • 40 mph45 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph48 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway388 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant440 (59%)
  • Pedestrian122 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist44 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7%)
  • 16 to 20129 (17%)
  • 21 to 2598 (13%)
  • 26 to 35163 (22%)
  • 36 to 45129 (17%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3%)
  • Over 7520 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider409 (55%)
  • Passenger214 (29%)
  • Pedestrian122 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car751 (75%)
  • Motorcycle59 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 110th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2007

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2007, with 61 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2007

The A635 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2007: 53, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA635537217
2ndA57526205
3rdA627406006
4thA6017364913
5thM60293832
6thA670212712
7thM67202413
8thB6170182404
9thB6175183104
10thB6194131710
11thA662112000
12thA6018101202
13thA60439901
14thA614091701
15thB616981100
16thB61765501
17thA5604900
18thA6284501
19thB63903501
20thB64313400

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2007

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2007: 137.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2007

M34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2007: 127.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2007, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years