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Tameside road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2013, and 355 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2012 (313), and casualties fell from 437.

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

Collisions in 2013
255
Down 19% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
355
Down 19% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2013

0.8% of collisions in Tameside in 2013 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5020%
  • Slight20380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5315%
  • Slight30085%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2013 is highlighted, with 255, down 19% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 255
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (17%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.5%)
  • February19 (7.5%)
  • March24 (9.4%)
  • April20 (7.8%)
  • May23 (9%)
  • June23 (9%)
  • July23 (9%)
  • August16 (6.3%)
  • September24 (9.4%)
  • October24 (9.4%)
  • November24 (9.4%)
  • December16 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (70%)
  • Wet or damp72 (28%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph42 (16%)
  • 30 mph181 (71%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph14 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (53%)
  • Pedestrian78 (22%)
  • Cyclist31 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2034 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3574 (21%)
  • 36 to 4566 (19%)
  • 46 to 5538 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.9%)
  • Over 7516 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (52%)
  • Passenger91 (26%)
  • Pedestrian78 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 2013.

Collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2013

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2013, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2013

The A627 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2013: 22, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA627223113
2ndA635213204
3rdA57182204
4thA6017162204
5thB6175141803
6thM60122902
7thB6170111702
8thA60188901
9thA6706601
10thB619461200
11thA56051000
12thA60435502
13thA61405602
14thA6623500
15thB64313801
16thB61762300
17thM672200
18thA6281100
19thB61691101
20thB61741101

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2013

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2013: 70.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2013

OL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2013: 58.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2013, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2013.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years