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A6018 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 658 collisions on the A6018 from 1979 to 2025, with 855 casualties. Of those crashes, 7 were fatal and 111 serious, and 7 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the A6018, up 100% from 2 in 2024, with 6 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
658
1,578th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
855
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
111
122 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Up 100% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
Up 200% on 2024

Crash severity on the A6018

On the A6018, 1.1% of collisions were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious11117%
  • Slight54082%

Where the A6018 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,578th
Most casualties
1,630th
Most fatal collisions
2,103rd
Most serious collisions
1,741st

A6018 accidents by year

Collisions on the A6018 peaked at 31 in 1983 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A6018, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202546
202422
202355
202244
202136
202034
201944
201855
201757
2016611
2015612
201469
201389
2012912
201133
20101113
20091319
20081316
20071012
20061519
20051012
20041521
200369
20021620
20011419
20001214
19991824
19981821
19971829
19962730
19952633
19942226
19932433
19922736
19912634
19902539
19892327
19881617
19872227
19861417
19852233
19842432
19833139
19821213
19811722
19801622
19792228

When crashes happen on the A6018

Saturday has the most collisions on the A6018 (115), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (157).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (12%)
  • Wednesday101 (15%)
  • Thursday98 (15%)
  • Friday90 (14%)
  • Saturday115 (17%)
  • Sunday81 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am34 (5.2%)
  • 3am to 6am15 (2.3%)
  • 6am to 9am83 (13%)
  • 9am to noon70 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm110 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm157 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm121 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight68 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (10%)
  • February34 (5.2%)
  • March60 (9.1%)
  • April53 (8.1%)
  • May51 (7.8%)
  • June55 (8.4%)
  • July59 (9%)
  • August48 (7.3%)
  • September50 (7.6%)
  • October72 (11%)
  • November51 (7.8%)
  • December58 (8.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight440 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit210 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A6018 crashes

On the A6018, 90% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 59% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph590 (90%)
  • 40 mph46 (7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph19 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds494 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Other22 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry391 (59%)
  • Wet or damp251 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway611 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A6018 crashes

Car occupants make up 56% of the people killed or injured on the A6018, followed by pedestrians (18%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant478 (56%)
  • Pedestrian156 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (12%)
  • Cyclist55 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Other16 (1.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car910 (75%)
  • Motorcycle104 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Other16 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1570 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20146 (17%)
  • 21 to 25102 (12%)
  • 26 to 35181 (21%)
  • 36 to 45150 (18%)
  • 46 to 5573 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.7%)
  • Over 7520 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider505 (59%)
  • Passenger194 (23%)
  • Pedestrian156 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A6018

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A6018

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A6018 crashes by council area

Of the 658 collisions on the A6018, 654 were in Tameside.

Collisions on the A6018 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTameside6548517111

A6018 crashes by town

Collisions on the A6018 were recorded in 4 towns and built-up areas, led by Stalybridge (465) and Hadfield (65).

Recent crashes on the A6018

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A6018, from 18 January 2019 to 4 October 2025.

Severity