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Tameside road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2024, and 304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2023 (192), and casualties rose from 243.

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

Collisions in 2024
226
Up 18% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
304
Up 25% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2024

2.2% of collisions in Tameside in 2024 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious6629%
  • Slight15569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious7525%
  • Slight22474%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 226, up 18% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 226
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (16%)
  • Tuesday39 (17%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday39 (17%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (8.8%)
  • Sunday23 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.2%)
  • February8 (3.5%)
  • March24 (11%)
  • April18 (8%)
  • May21 (9.3%)
  • June17 (7.5%)
  • July20 (8.8%)
  • August13 (5.8%)
  • September20 (8.8%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November27 (12%)
  • December19 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (70%)
  • Wet or damp61 (27%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (12%)
  • 30 mph172 (76%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (58%)
  • Pedestrian63 (21%)
  • Cyclist26 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2031 (10%)
  • 21 to 2529 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3552 (17%)
  • 36 to 4558 (19%)
  • 46 to 5532 (11%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.3%)
  • Over 7521 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (56%)
  • Passenger72 (24%)
  • Pedestrian63 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car314 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Tram1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 160th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2024

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2024, with 24 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2024

The A57 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2024: 21, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57212504
2ndA627121400
3rdA635122101
4thA6017101313
5thM6091013
6thA66281104
7thA6708802
8thB61758805
9thM6771221
10thB61704401
11thB61943303
12thB64453600
13thA5602701
14thA60182200
15thB61762201
16thA60431101
17thA61401100
18thA671401
19thB61741100
20thB61771310

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2024

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2024: 61.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2024

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2024: 55.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years