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Tameside road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 216 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2016, and 325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2015 (238), and casualties fell from 344.

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

Collisions in 2016
216
Down 9% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
325
Down 6% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2016

0.5% of collisions in Tameside in 2016 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4119%
  • Slight17481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight28287%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 216, down 9% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 216
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (20%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday26 (12%)
  • Saturday33 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.7%)
  • February19 (8.8%)
  • March19 (8.8%)
  • April14 (6.5%)
  • May14 (6.5%)
  • June11 (5.1%)
  • July14 (6.5%)
  • August20 (9.3%)
  • September12 (5.6%)
  • October14 (6.5%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December34 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (67%)
  • Wet or damp67 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (11%)
  • 30 mph167 (77%)
  • 40 mph13 (6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (55%)
  • Pedestrian66 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (8%)
  • 16 to 2027 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3557 (18%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5555 (17%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4%)
  • Over 7515 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (51%)
  • Passenger94 (29%)
  • Pedestrian66 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car307 (76%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Tram2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 2016.

Collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2016

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2016, with 25 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2016

The A627 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2016: 26, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA627264102
2ndA57161804
3rdA635152804
4thA6017111603
5thB619491402
6thB61708901
7thM6081401
8thB61757802
9thA67061000
10thA601851002
11thB64314801
12thM6741000
13thA6623301
14thB61743300
15thA5602200
16thA60432600
17thA614021300
18thA6282301
19thB61762200
20thB64452400

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2016

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2016: 74.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2016

OL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2016: 53.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years