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Tameside road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2011, and 436 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2010 (360), and casualties fell from 515.

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

Collisions in 2011
327
Down 9% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
436
Down 15% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2011

1.5% of collisions in Tameside in 2011 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious5015%
  • Slight27283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight37987%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2011 is highlighted, with 327, down 9% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 327
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (17%)
  • Thursday42 (13%)
  • Friday45 (14%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.2%)
  • February20 (6.1%)
  • March24 (7.3%)
  • April32 (9.8%)
  • May22 (6.7%)
  • June41 (13%)
  • July21 (6.4%)
  • August29 (8.9%)
  • September27 (8.3%)
  • October27 (8.3%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December19 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (7%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (78%)
  • Wet or damp70 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (8.3%)
  • 30 mph258 (79%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (55%)
  • Pedestrian75 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist39 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2052 (12%)
  • 21 to 2537 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3583 (19%)
  • 36 to 4575 (17%)
  • 46 to 5550 (11%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.8%)
  • Over 7522 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (56%)
  • Passenger117 (27%)
  • Pedestrian75 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (74%)
  • Motorcycle46 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 2011.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2011

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2011, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2011

The A627 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2011: 33, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA627334916
2ndA635294323
3rdA6017252902
4thA57222602
5thB6175161603
6thA670152011
7thM60152202
8thB619491001
9thB61707700
10thM6771102
11thA604361802
12thA6626801
13thA5605702
14thA614051001
15thA60183301
16thA6283500
17thB61742300
18thB64312300
19thB64682200
20thB61691100

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2011

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2011: 104.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2011

OL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2011: 78.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2011, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years