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OL6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,502 road traffic collisions in the OL6 postcode district, Tameside, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,381 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 55 were fatal and 778 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 39 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (45).

Collisions since 1979
5,502
425th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,381
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
55
56 people killed
Serious collisions
778
864 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
39
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
46
Down 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for OL6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal551%
  • Serious77814%
  • Slight4,66985%

What the data shows

  • OL6 had 467 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 816 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in OL6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,322 children under 16 were killed or injured in OL6, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in OL6.

Where OL6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
425th
Most casualties
417th
Most fatal collisions
1,050th
Most serious collisions
785th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday789 (14%)
  • Tuesday770 (14%)
  • Wednesday779 (14%)
  • Thursday800 (15%)
  • Friday963 (18%)
  • Saturday824 (15%)
  • Sunday577 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,913 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,487 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown52 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,120 (75%)
  • One way street or slip road521 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway443 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout324 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded94 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph98 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph4,995 (91%)
  • 40 mph309 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph87 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,272 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds829 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds122 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds89 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds39 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.2%)
  • Other46 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded79 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,811 (52%)
  • Pedestrian1,807 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist571 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist451 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant337 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant158 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant151 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant30 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OL6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OL6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OL6 peaked at 202 in 1990; 2025 had 39.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 39
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253946
20244556
20233339
20224053
20213659
20203751
20195081
201866117
20176889
20165380
20154467
20146488
20135885
20127299
201179117
201076110
2009109165
2008101138
2007102135
2006111164
2005136194
2004145194
2003130171
2002166224
2001158232
2000175237
1999172245
1998155218
1997170255
1996175229
1995170213
1994161215
1993201258
1992148193
1991179245
1990202250
1989163199
1988159201
1987146178
1986112135
1985147196
1984151182
1983148183
1982153193
1981138177
1980129165
1979130160

Map of recent crashes in OL6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OL6

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OL6

The 24 most recent collisions in OL6 happened between 17 June and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OL6

The A635 has the most collisions in OL6, 720 of 5,502 (13%), followed by the A670 (705).

Collisions in OL6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA635720978976
2ndA670705961597
3rdB61946488919125
4thA627503713456
5thA6043203280328
6thB61708098011
7thA61405272210
8thA6716600
9thB64316800
10thA60175700
11thA61945501
12thA627(M)5901
13thB61755801
14thA60484400
15thB64453500

Council areas covering OL6

Collisions in OL6 were recorded in 5 council areas. Tameside has 5,465 of 5,502 (99%).

Collisions in OL6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTameside5,4657,32055770
2ndOldham183407
3rdManchester101201
4thWigan5700
5thSalford4800

Towns in OL6

Collisions in OL6 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Ashton-under-Lyne (5,076) and Dukinfield (4).