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Tameside road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2012, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2011 (327), and casualties rose from 436.

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

Collisions in 2012
313
Down 4% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
437
Level with 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2012

1.3% of collisions in Tameside in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4113%
  • Slight26886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious439.8%
  • Slight39089%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 313, down 4% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 313
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (20%)
  • Wednesday52 (17%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday45 (14%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.4%)
  • February21 (6.7%)
  • March30 (9.6%)
  • April25 (8%)
  • May30 (9.6%)
  • June17 (5.4%)
  • July30 (9.6%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September21 (6.7%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November25 (8%)
  • December28 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (68%)
  • Wet or damp91 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph37 (12%)
  • 30 mph236 (75%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (13%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (52%)
  • Pedestrian87 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist35 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (8%)
  • 16 to 2045 (10%)
  • 21 to 2560 (14%)
  • 26 to 3586 (20%)
  • 36 to 4582 (19%)
  • 46 to 5552 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.8%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (53%)
  • Passenger118 (27%)
  • Pedestrian87 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (73%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 2012.

Collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2012

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2012, with 43 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2012

The A57 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2012: 25, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57253705
2ndA627213001
3rdA635204003
4thA6017171903
5thB6194131903
6thB6175111201
7thM60111800
8thA601891200
9thA67091500
10thB61708910
11thA604371011
12thA61407902
13thM676700
14thA5605800
15thA6625702
16thB64314800
17thB61772700
18thA6281200
19thB61691200
20thB61741100

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2012

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2012: 94.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2012

M34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2012: 78.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2012, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years