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Ashton-under-Lyne road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,433 road traffic collisions in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, from 1979 to 2025, and 9,903 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 71 were fatal and 1,012 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 52 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (61).

Collisions since 1979
7,433
152nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
9,903
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
71
73 people killed
Serious collisions
1,012
1,104 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
52
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
62
Down 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Ashton-under-Lyne

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal711%
  • Serious1,01214%
  • Slight6,35085%

What the data shows

  • Ashton-under-Lyne had 619 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 1,029 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Ashton-under-Lyne were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,820 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ashton-under-Lyne, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Where Ashton-under-Lyne ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
152nd
Most casualties
145th
Most fatal collisions
148th
Most serious collisions
184th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,080 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,076 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,068 (14%)
  • Thursday1,112 (15%)
  • Friday1,242 (17%)
  • Saturday1,061 (14%)
  • Sunday794 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,370 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,938 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown70 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,628 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway660 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road602 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout408 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded135 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph184 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph6,678 (90%)
  • 40 mph539 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph16 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,829 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,088 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds153 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds117 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds48 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds19 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.2%)
  • Other70 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded96 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,073 (51%)
  • Pedestrian2,406 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist779 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist660 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant451 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant209 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant188 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)48 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant47 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant35 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ashton-under-Lyne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashton-under-Lyne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ashton-under-Lyne peaked at 279 in 1990; 2025 had 52.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 52
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255262
20246174
20234452
20225767
20214568
20205066
201967102
201884144
201785109
201674123
20155688
20146684
20137097
201294125
2011104153
2010108158
2009119189
2008123174
2007137181
2006152202
2005161226
2004192265
2003164220
2002205272
2001220320
2000240338
1999232324
1998222313
1997233334
1996238316
1995241308
1994253331
1993266358
1992222283
1991235296
1990279362
1989229279
1988231290
1987207250
1986160185
1985188254
1984208252
1983200248
1982206264
1981196239
1980174224
1979183234

Map of recent crashes in Ashton-under-Lyne

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ashton-under-Lyne

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ashton-under-Lyne

The 24 most recent collisions in Ashton-under-Lyne happened between 17 July and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ashton-under-Lyne

The A635 has the most collisions in Ashton-under-Lyne, 1,095 of 7,433 (15%), followed by the A627 (972).

Collisions in Ashton-under-Lyne on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6351,0951,53515123
2ndA6279721,3899129
3rdA670609818475
4thB61945927786103
5thA6017418539450
6thA6043203280328
7thB6170566608
8thA6140538016
9thM60182602
10thA627(M)81502
11thB63908901
12thA6715500
13thA60184400
14thA60484400
15thA61944400
16thA60273500
17thA623501
18thA6363301
19thA6623301
20thB61753501

Council areas covering Ashton-under-Lyne

Collisions in Ashton-under-Lyne were recorded in 5 council areas. Tameside has 7,408 of 7,433 (99.7%).

Collisions in Ashton-under-Lyne by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTameside7,4089,862711,007
2ndOldham102105
3rdSalford7900
4thManchester5700
5thWigan3400

Postcode districts in Ashton-under-Lyne

Collisions in Ashton-under-Lyne were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by OL6 (5,076) and OL7 (2,273).