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SK15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,147 road traffic collisions in the SK15 postcode district, Tameside, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,185 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 480 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 20 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,147
1,243rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,185
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
42 people killed
Serious collisions
480
539 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Up 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SK15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal411.3%
  • Serious48015%
  • Slight2,62683%

What the data shows

  • SK15 had 221 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 49% fewer than the 437 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in SK15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 826 children under 16 were killed or injured in SK15, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in SK15.

Where SK15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,243rd
Most casualties
1,252nd
Most fatal collisions
1,464th
Most serious collisions
1,545th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday413 (13%)
  • Tuesday421 (13%)
  • Wednesday489 (16%)
  • Thursday458 (15%)
  • Friday539 (17%)
  • Saturday478 (15%)
  • Sunday349 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,191 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit879 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,897 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road71 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded50 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph66 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph2,922 (93%)
  • 40 mph136 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph20 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,429 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds508 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds60 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other42 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded32 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,155 (51%)
  • Pedestrian975 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist419 (10%)
  • Cyclist307 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant125 (3%)
  • Van occupant91 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant49 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SK15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SK15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SK15 peaked at 119 in 1993; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 20
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252024
20242022
20232337
20222334
20212136
20201722
20191921
20182629
20172841
20162435
20152843
20143755
20133147
20123344
20112935
20104872
20095882
20086174
20075984
20065373
200569102
200474110
200373104
20027492
200192114
20007793
199987119
1998103151
199790134
199686109
1995108151
199490122
1993119153
1992113166
1991102139
1990114165
198998121
19888294
198794120
198696115
1985106139
198492121
198396115
198294109
198199122
19808396
19797899

Map of recent crashes in SK15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SK15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SK15

The 24 most recent collisions in SK15 happened between 6 November 2024 and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SK15

The B6175 has the most collisions in SK15, 819 of 3,147 (26%), followed by the A6018 (526).

Collisions in SK15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB61758191,1279119
2ndA6018526685691
3rdA6354976821192
4thB6176116138013
5thB6431105161015
6thB644591200
7thB648171601
8thA6705600
9thA61754801
10thA6624400
11thB61704401
12thB61744401
13thB61944400
14thA573400
15thA60103301
16thB51753501
17thB64303700

Council areas covering SK15

Collisions in SK15 were recorded in 6 council areas. Tameside has 3,106 of 3,147 (99%).

Collisions in SK15 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTameside3,1064,13340473
2ndManchester131412
3rdOldham101302
4thSalford6700
5thCheshire West and Chester4501
6thStockport3300

Towns in SK15

Collisions in SK15 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Stalybridge (2,606) and Dukinfield (178).