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Tameside road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 200 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2021, and 285 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2020 (167), and casualties rose from 219.

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

Collisions in 2021
200
Up 20% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
285
Up 30% on 2020
Fatal collisions
12
6% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2021

6% of collisions in Tameside in 2021 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal126%
  • Serious4925%
  • Slight13970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal124.2%
  • Serious5921%
  • Slight21475%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 200, up 20% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 200
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (17%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday25 (13%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.5%)
  • February5 (2.5%)
  • March10 (5%)
  • April23 (12%)
  • May21 (11%)
  • June17 (8.5%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August19 (9.5%)
  • September14 (7%)
  • October20 (10%)
  • November20 (10%)
  • December20 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (74%)
  • Wet or damp50 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (5%)
  • 30 mph168 (84%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph18 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (66%)
  • Pedestrian41 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1526 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2030 (11%)
  • 21 to 2540 (14%)
  • 26 to 3562 (22%)
  • 36 to 4543 (15%)
  • 46 to 5529 (10%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.8%)
  • Over 757 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (57%)
  • Passenger81 (28%)
  • Pedestrian41 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car283 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.6%)
  • Tram4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 2021.

Collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2021

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2021, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2021

The A627 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2021: 16, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA627162805
2ndM60152302
3rdA57141802
4thA635132422
5thA6017101311
6thB617581303
7thM677712
8thA6626612
9thA67061102
10thB61704410
11thA60183601
12thA60433410
13thA61403302
14thB61943411
15thB63903402
16thA5601101
17thA61041100
18thB61691401
19thB61761100
20thB64311200

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2021

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2021: 45.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2021

M34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2021: 50.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2021, 4 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years