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Tameside road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 454 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2009, and 663 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2008 (490), and casualties rose from 659.

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

Collisions in 2009
454
Down 7% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
663
Up 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2009

0.9% of collisions in Tameside in 2009 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious429.3%
  • Slight40890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious456.8%
  • Slight61493%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 454, down 7% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.7%)
  • February26 (5.7%)
  • March34 (7.5%)
  • April33 (7.3%)
  • May54 (12%)
  • June33 (7.3%)
  • July52 (11%)
  • August34 (7.5%)
  • September41 (9%)
  • October27 (5.9%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December37 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded32 (7%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (69%)
  • Wet or damp127 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (5.5%)
  • 30 mph362 (80%)
  • 40 mph36 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (14%)
  • Roundabout32 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant418 (63%)
  • Pedestrian103 (16%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1553 (8%)
  • 16 to 20101 (15%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 35123 (19%)
  • 36 to 45102 (15%)
  • 46 to 5575 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (54%)
  • Passenger199 (30%)
  • Pedestrian103 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car667 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tameside ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 122nd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2009

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2009, with 64 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2009

The A635 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2009: 56, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA635567703
2ndA57446305
3rdA627294010
4thA6017233703
5thA670172201
6thB6175172510
7thM60172501
8thB6170142204
9thM67141802
10thA6018131911
11thB6194132602
12thA604391800
13thA66291201
14thA56051201
15thA61405801
16thB64315901
17thB61694500
18thB61743300
19thB64682300
20thA6281100

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2009

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2009: 119.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2009

OL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2009: 109.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2009, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Tameside road accidents in other years