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Tameside road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2022, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2021 (200), and casualties rose from 285.

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

Collisions in 2022
229
Up 14% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
297
Up 4% on 2021
Fatal collisions
9
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2022

3.9% of collisions in Tameside in 2022 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.9%
  • Serious6127%
  • Slight15969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93%
  • Serious6723%
  • Slight22174%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2022 is highlighted, with 229, up 14% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 229
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (16%)
  • Tuesday32 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (10%)
  • Thursday36 (16%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (17%)
  • Sunday23 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.2%)
  • February24 (10%)
  • March15 (6.6%)
  • April16 (7%)
  • May21 (9.2%)
  • June21 (9.2%)
  • July19 (8.3%)
  • August25 (11%)
  • September17 (7.4%)
  • October22 (9.6%)
  • November15 (6.6%)
  • December13 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (70%)
  • Wet or damp47 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (7.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (8.7%)
  • 30 mph192 (84%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (55%)
  • Pedestrian63 (21%)
  • Cyclist28 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 2031 (10%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3562 (21%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4%)
  • Over 7510 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (56%)
  • Passenger68 (23%)
  • Pedestrian63 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car314 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (7%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 165th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2022

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2022, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2022

The A57 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2022: 22, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57222714
2ndA627192307
3rdA635182316
4thA6017121712
5thB6175101201
6thM6081104
7thA614061111
8thA6706802
9thA60184404
10thA6624611
11thB61694501
12thB61704410
13thM674612
14thB61943400
15thA60432301
16thA6281101
17thB61741100
18thB63901100
19thB64311301
20thB64451100

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2022

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2022: 57.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2022

M34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2022: 46.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2022, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2022.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years