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Tameside road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2019, and 319 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2018 (289), and casualties fell from 418.

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

Collisions in 2019
234
Down 19% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
319
Down 24% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2019

0.9% of collisions in Tameside in 2019 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3816%
  • Slight19483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight27787%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 234, down 19% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 234
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (16%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.6%)
  • February12 (5.1%)
  • March17 (7.3%)
  • April14 (6%)
  • May16 (6.8%)
  • June22 (9.4%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August17 (7.3%)
  • September17 (7.3%)
  • October27 (12%)
  • November32 (14%)
  • December22 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (62%)
  • Wet or damp84 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (14%)
  • 30 mph164 (70%)
  • 40 mph19 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph18 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (15%)
  • Roundabout14 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (61%)
  • Pedestrian53 (17%)
  • Cyclist29 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (6%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2032 (10%)
  • 21 to 2533 (10%)
  • 26 to 3584 (26%)
  • 36 to 4539 (12%)
  • 46 to 5544 (14%)
  • 56 to 6528 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.4%)
  • Over 7515 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (63%)
  • Passenger66 (21%)
  • Pedestrian53 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car345 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle17 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.5%)
  • Tram2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 2019.

Collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2019

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2019, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2019

The A57 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2019: 26, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57263015
2ndA635223007
3rdA627212800
4thM60152602
5thA670121602
6thA6017111502
7thB61757903
8thB619461001
9thB617051101
10thA60184401
11thA6624400
12thA60433400
13thA61403300
14thM673301
15thA5602301
16thB61762200
17thB63901100
18thB64311200

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2019

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2019: 67.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2019

M34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2019: 53.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years