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Tameside road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2018, and 418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2017 (310), and casualties fell from 426.

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

Collisions in 2018
289
Down 7% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
418
Down 2% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2018

1% of collisions in Tameside in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4917%
  • Slight23782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight36387%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 289, down 7% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 289
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (12%)
  • Friday37 (13%)
  • Saturday55 (19%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (10%)
  • February18 (6.2%)
  • March31 (11%)
  • April16 (5.5%)
  • May31 (11%)
  • June23 (8%)
  • July27 (9.3%)
  • August17 (5.9%)
  • September28 (9.7%)
  • October20 (6.9%)
  • November26 (9%)
  • December22 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (75%)
  • Wet or damp67 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph42 (15%)
  • 30 mph208 (72%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (55%)
  • Pedestrian74 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2035 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 35118 (28%)
  • 36 to 4562 (15%)
  • 46 to 5543 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.7%)
  • Over 7515 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (49%)
  • Passenger140 (33%)
  • Pedestrian74 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car414 (77%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 150th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2018

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2018, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2018

The A627 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2018: 37, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA627376507
2ndA635304916
3rdA57264014
4thM67101402
5thA56081000
6thB61757700
7thB646861002
8thM6061100
9thA60175600
10thA60185502
11thA61404500
12thA6624500
13thA6704901
14thB61694401
15thB61944601
16thB64314501
17thB61703301
18thB61763301
19thB63902200
20thA60431100

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2018

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2018: 84.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2018

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2018: 79.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years