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Tameside road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2020, and 219 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 29% on 2019 (234), and casualties fell from 319.

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

Collisions in 2020
167
Down 29% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
219
Down 31% on 2019
Fatal collisions
8
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2020

4.8% of collisions in Tameside in 2020 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.8%
  • Serious2917%
  • Slight13078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.7%
  • Serious3416%
  • Slight17781%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 167, down 29% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 167
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (17%)
  • Tuesday29 (17%)
  • Wednesday25 (15%)
  • Thursday19 (11%)
  • Friday22 (13%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (13%)
  • February20 (12%)
  • March11 (6.6%)
  • April6 (3.6%)
  • May11 (6.6%)
  • June13 (7.8%)
  • July12 (7.2%)
  • August8 (4.8%)
  • September20 (12%)
  • October10 (6%)
  • November19 (11%)
  • December16 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other5 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (70%)
  • Wet or damp50 (30%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (13%)
  • 30 mph131 (78%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway135 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant129 (59%)
  • Pedestrian40 (18%)
  • Cyclist24 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (5.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2012 (5.5%)
  • 21 to 2516 (7.3%)
  • 26 to 3564 (29%)
  • 36 to 4533 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (15%)
  • 56 to 6513 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5%)
  • Over 757 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (62%)
  • Passenger44 (20%)
  • Pedestrian40 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car255 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5%)
  • Motorcycle14 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Tram2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 2020.

Collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2020

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2020, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2020

The A627 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2020: 17, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA627172304
2ndA635162723
3rdA57141804
4thA60178911
5thA67071100
6thA6624701
7thA60183400
8thA61403302
9thB61753300
10thB61943301
11thB63903500
12thM603620
13thB61692201
14thB61702200
15thB61742200
16thM672201
17thB64311100

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2020

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2020: 48.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2020

M34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2020: 40.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2020, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years