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Audenshaw road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,286 road traffic collisions in Audenshaw, Tameside, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,690 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 204 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 21 collisions, up from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,286
632nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,690
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
13 people killed
Serious collisions
204
222 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
21
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Audenshaw

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious20416%
  • Slight1,06983%

What the data shows

  • Audenshaw had 137 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 10% fewer than the 153 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Audenshaw were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 291 children under 16 were killed or injured in Audenshaw, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Audenshaw.

Where Audenshaw ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
632nd
Most casualties
613th
Most fatal collisions
707th
Most serious collisions
700th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday185 (14%)
  • Tuesday203 (16%)
  • Wednesday230 (18%)
  • Thursday196 (15%)
  • Friday196 (15%)
  • Saturday153 (12%)
  • Sunday123 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight917 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit344 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,034 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout23 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1%)
  • 30 mph1,209 (94%)
  • 40 mph26 (2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph36 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds984 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds224 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant946 (56%)
  • Pedestrian303 (18%)
  • Cyclist176 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant46 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Audenshaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Audenshaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Audenshaw peaked at 53 in 1990; 2025 had 21.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 21
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252122
20241519
20231011
20221316
20211217
20201623
2019916
20181621
20171623
2016910
201577
20141012
20131016
20121528
20111317
20101014
20091822
20082028
20072435
20062630
20052534
20043646
20032835
20023241
20012743
20004874
19993542
19983850
19974163
19965267
19954561
19944355
19934553
19924262
19914664
19905371
19894253
19882730
19874550
19862432
19852427
19843641
19833755
19824152
19813034
19802834
19792634

Map of recent crashes in Audenshaw

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Audenshaw

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Audenshaw

The 24 most recent collisions in Audenshaw happened between 28 October 2024 and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Audenshaw

The A635 has the most collisions in Audenshaw, 385 of 1,286 (30%), followed by the A6017 (214).

Collisions in Audenshaw on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA635385524454
2ndA6017214281331
3rdA662135185224
4thB6390108146216
5thB61696979011
6thM60375904
7thA64401
8thA61403300

Council areas covering Audenshaw

Collisions in Audenshaw were recorded in 2 council areas. Tameside has 1,276 of 1,286 (99%).

Collisions in Audenshaw by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTameside1,2761,67813202
2ndStockport7901

Postcode districts in Audenshaw

Collisions in Audenshaw were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by M34 (1,263) and M43 (14).