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SK16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,104 road traffic collisions in the SK16 postcode district, Tameside, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 319 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, down from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,104
1,706th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,736
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
20
22 people killed
Serious collisions
319
351 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for SK16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal201%
  • Serious31915%
  • Slight1,76584%

What the data shows

  • SK16 had 165 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 280 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in SK16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 557 children under 16 were killed or injured in SK16, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in SK16.

Where SK16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,706th
Most casualties
1,756th
Most fatal collisions
2,159th
Most serious collisions
1,955th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday310 (15%)
  • Tuesday314 (15%)
  • Wednesday299 (14%)
  • Thursday358 (17%)
  • Friday344 (16%)
  • Saturday261 (12%)
  • Sunday218 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,493 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit576 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,965 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout19 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded29 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph2,073 (99%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,643 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds331 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (1%)
  • Not recorded21 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,368 (50%)
  • Pedestrian630 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist302 (11%)
  • Cyclist221 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant53 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SK16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SK16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SK16 peaked at 84 in 1989; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251013
20241519
20231516
20222738
20212036
20201011
20191819
20181721
20171823
20161527
20152228
20142031
20132837
20121828
20112331
20102334
20092744
20083950
20073654
20064457
20053647
20044258
20034760
20025672
20016695
20006787
19997092
19985883
19975372
199677113
19956886
19945577
199383103
19926481
19917189
19905973
198984106
19886776
19874957
19865765
19855867
19845466
19837083
19826989
19817695
19805668
19794759

Map of recent crashes in SK16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SK16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SK16

The 24 most recent collisions in SK16 happened between 22 April 2024 and 17 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SK16

The A627 has the most collisions in SK16, 495 of 2,104 (24%), followed by the B6170 (394).

Collisions in SK16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA627495638757
2ndB6170394539967
3rdB6175200256033
4thB6169126175119
5thB64316790013
6thB6445304405
7thA6707801
8thA6356600
9thA343300
10thA60433300
11thB64813300

Council areas covering SK16

Collisions in SK16 were recorded in 3 council areas. Tameside has 2,084 of 2,104 (99%).

Collisions in SK16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTameside2,0842,71020319
2ndManchester131500
3rdStockport5700

Towns in SK16

Collisions in SK16 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Dukinfield (2,047) and Ashton-under-Lyne (8).