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Tameside road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2017, and 426 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 44% on 2016 (216), and casualties rose from 325.

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

Collisions in 2017
310
Up 44% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
426
Up 31% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2017

1.9% of collisions in Tameside in 2017 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious5919%
  • Slight24579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious6415%
  • Slight35684%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 310, up 44% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 310
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (10%)
  • Tuesday56 (18%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (12%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.8%)
  • February17 (5.5%)
  • March23 (7.4%)
  • April17 (5.5%)
  • May28 (9%)
  • June32 (10%)
  • July28 (9%)
  • August22 (7.1%)
  • September23 (7.4%)
  • October25 (8.1%)
  • November36 (12%)
  • December38 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded31 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (69%)
  • Wet or damp94 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (11%)
  • 30 mph247 (80%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (59%)
  • Pedestrian76 (18%)
  • Cyclist39 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1537 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2033 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2560 (14%)
  • 26 to 3593 (22%)
  • 36 to 4555 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (53%)
  • Passenger123 (29%)
  • Pedestrian76 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car437 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Tram3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 150th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2017

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2017, with 40 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2017

The A635 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2017: 29, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA635294716
2ndA627273204
3rdA57253108
4thA6017253824
5thA66291003
6thA67091302
7thB617591301
8thB61708900
9thM6081501
10thM6771611
11thA60185700
12thA60435501
13thA61405500
14thA5604900
15thB61944602
16thA6282501
17thB61692500
18thB61772400
19thB64312501
20thB61761100

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2017

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2017: 85.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2017

OL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2017: 68.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years