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Tameside road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2014, and 413 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2013 (255), and casualties rose from 355.

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

Collisions in 2014
295
Up 16% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
413
Up 16% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2014

2% of collisions in Tameside in 2014 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious4415%
  • Slight24583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious4711%
  • Slight36087%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 295, up 16% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 295
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (16%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (19%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (3.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (10%)
  • February21 (7.1%)
  • March24 (8.1%)
  • April17 (5.8%)
  • May22 (7.5%)
  • June29 (9.8%)
  • July19 (6.4%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September26 (8.8%)
  • October23 (7.8%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December19 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (63%)
  • Wet or damp107 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (10%)
  • 30 mph223 (76%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (1%)
  • 70 mph24 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (18%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (56%)
  • Pedestrian57 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (12%)
  • Cyclist45 (11%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2039 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3589 (22%)
  • 36 to 4556 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.9%)
  • Over 7520 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (62%)
  • Passenger102 (25%)
  • Pedestrian57 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car409 (73%)
  • Motorcycle49 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Tram1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 2014.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2014

Ashton St Michael's, Tameside, OL6 6PG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2014, with 26 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2014

The A635 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2014: 27.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA635274000
2ndA57232815
3rdA627202504
4thA6017182015
5thM60133300
6thA670121707
7thB6175122001
8thM67111602
9thA6140101200
10thB6170101621
11thB643171202
12thA60186901
13thB619461100
14thA5604802
15thA6624400
16thB61694401
17thA6283500
18thA60432200
19thB61742310
20thB64682200

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2014

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2014: 66.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2014

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2014: 67.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years