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A6043 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 collisions on the A6043 from 1980 to 2025, with 292 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 30 serious, and 3 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the A6043, up 200% from 1 in 2024, with 4 casualties.

Collisions since 1980
214
3,159th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
292
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
30
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Up 200% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Up 300% on 2024

Crash severity on the A6043

On the A6043, 1.4% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3014%
  • Slight18185%

Where the A6043 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,159th
Most casualties
3,157th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
3,619th

A6043 accidents by year

Collisions on the A6043 peaked at 12 in 1998 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A6043, 1980 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202411
202346
202223
202134
202000
201934
201811
201755
201626
201522
201422
201355
2012710
2011618
201048
2009918
200834
200799
2006810
2005810
20041013
20031015
200267
200148
20001022
199956
19981216
199755
199655
199544
199466
199311
199245
199145
199044
198922
19881011
198722
198622
198599
198422
198311
198277
198113
198011

When crashes happen on the A6043

Monday has the most collisions on the A6043 (40), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (58).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (19%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (17%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday34 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (15%)
  • Sunday14 (6.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am8 (3.7%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.5%)
  • 6am to 9am21 (9.8%)
  • 9am to noon33 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm54 (25%)
  • 3pm to 6pm58 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm21 (9.8%)
  • 9pm to midnight18 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (11%)
  • February14 (6.5%)
  • March14 (6.5%)
  • April18 (8.4%)
  • May24 (11%)
  • June19 (8.9%)
  • July16 (7.5%)
  • August12 (5.6%)
  • September18 (8.4%)
  • October22 (10%)
  • November12 (5.6%)
  • December22 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight165 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A6043 crashes

On the A6043, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 64% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph213 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (64%)
  • Wet or damp74 (35%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A6043 crashes

Car occupants make up 36% of the people killed or injured on the A6043, followed by pedestrians (33%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant106 (36%)
  • Pedestrian95 (33%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car227 (67%)
  • Bus or coach53 (16%)
  • Motorcycle14 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1523 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2048 (16%)
  • 21 to 2526 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3542 (14%)
  • 36 to 4536 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (8.2%)
  • Over 7518 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Passenger105 (36%)
  • Pedestrian95 (33%)
  • Driver or rider92 (32%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A6043

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A6043

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A6043 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A6043 were recorded in 2 council areas. Tameside has the most, with 208, followed by Bury (3).

Collisions on the A6043 in each area, 1980 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTameside208286329
2ndBury3300

A6043 crashes by town

Collisions on the A6043 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Ashton-under-Lyne (203) and Manchester (4).

Recent crashes on the A6043

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A6043, from 20 June 2015 to 26 September 2025.

Severity