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Tameside road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2015, and 344 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2014 (295), and casualties fell from 413.

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

Collisions in 2015
238
Down 19% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
344
Down 17% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2015

0.8% of collisions in Tameside in 2015 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4519%
  • Slight19180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4714%
  • Slight29586%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 238, down 19% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 238
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (17%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.6%)
  • February22 (9.2%)
  • March23 (9.7%)
  • April18 (7.6%)
  • May18 (7.6%)
  • June25 (11%)
  • July28 (12%)
  • August20 (8.4%)
  • September16 (6.7%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November16 (6.7%)
  • December9 (3.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (68%)
  • Wet or damp75 (32%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (9.7%)
  • 30 mph182 (76%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph17 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (16%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (57%)
  • Pedestrian48 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (12%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Tram occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2039 (11%)
  • 21 to 2555 (16%)
  • 26 to 3573 (21%)
  • 36 to 4542 (12%)
  • 46 to 5552 (15%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.2%)
  • Over 756 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (63%)
  • Passenger81 (24%)
  • Pedestrian48 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car342 (75%)
  • Motorcycle40 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Tram1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tameside ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 2015.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2015

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2015, with 26 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2015

The A57 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2015: 33, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57335108
2ndA635223406
3rdA6017151902
4thA627152603
5thB6170101303
6thB617591602
7thM6091802
8thM6791201
9thA67081001
10thB61697800
11thA601861202
12thA6625600
13thB64315502
14thA61404400
15thA60432201
16thA6282302
17thB61762200
18thB61772200
19thB61942300
20thB61741300

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2015

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2015: 56.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2015

M34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2015: 54.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2015, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years