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Tameside road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2010, and 515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2009 (454), and casualties fell from 663.

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

Collisions in 2010
360
Down 21% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
515
Down 22% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2010

1.4% of collisions in Tameside in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious4813%
  • Slight30785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious5310%
  • Slight45789%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 360, down 21% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (13%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.7%)
  • February18 (5%)
  • March36 (10%)
  • April27 (7.5%)
  • May40 (11%)
  • June34 (9.4%)
  • July31 (8.6%)
  • August25 (6.9%)
  • September34 (9.4%)
  • October33 (9.2%)
  • November32 (8.9%)
  • December26 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (8.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (72%)
  • Wet or damp78 (22%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.9%)
  • Snow8 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (5.6%)
  • 30 mph291 (81%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (14%)
  • Roundabout29 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (59%)
  • Pedestrian91 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2083 (16%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 3579 (15%)
  • 36 to 4592 (18%)
  • 46 to 5561 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (53%)
  • Passenger150 (29%)
  • Pedestrian91 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car517 (76%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 157th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2010

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2010, with 43 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2010

The A635 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2010: 39, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA635396105
2ndA627365012
3rdA57293814
4thA6017182912
5thB6175183002
6thM67172201
7thA670141800
8thA6018111302
9thB6170101601
10thA614081301
11thB61948803
12thM6071401
13thA56051000
14thB61745500
15thA60434801
16thA6284400
17thA6623801
18thB63902300
19thB61691200
20thB61761201

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2010

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2010: 108.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2010

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2010: 78.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years