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Hyde (Tameside) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,876 road traffic collisions in Hyde, Tameside, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,897 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 585 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, down 19% on 2024 (31).

Collisions since 1979
3,876
266th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
4,897
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
41 people killed
Serious collisions
585
635 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Down 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
Down 33% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Hyde

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal411.1%
  • Serious58515%
  • Slight3,25084%

What the data shows

  • Hyde had 304 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 507 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Hyde were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 924 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hyde, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Hyde.

Where Hyde ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
266th
Most casualties
271st
Most fatal collisions
266th
Most serious collisions
297th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday594 (15%)
  • Tuesday527 (14%)
  • Wednesday566 (15%)
  • Thursday569 (15%)
  • Friday661 (17%)
  • Saturday559 (14%)
  • Sunday400 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,833 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit977 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,409 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway259 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road100 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout27 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded81 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph68 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph3,604 (93%)
  • 40 mph85 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph15 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph102 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,072 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds566 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds69 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds49 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded48 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,440 (50%)
  • Pedestrian1,139 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist573 (12%)
  • Cyclist375 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant136 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant102 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant79 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hyde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hyde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hyde peaked at 137 in 1998; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252526
20243139
20232734
20222835
20212632
20201822
20192227
20185475
20174658
20162733
20153447
20144459
20132834
20123750
20113948
20104460
20097296
20087293
200777105
20066087
200581101
200498130
2003101131
200293113
200196128
2000110151
1999105135
1998137175
1997126161
1996103154
1995135175
1994115144
1993110141
1992109133
1991124161
1990127166
1989117142
1988112142
1987117133
1986103118
1985119140
1984118136
1983137155
1982137164
1981113139
1980117141
1979105128

Map of recent crashes in Hyde

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hyde

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hyde

The 24 most recent collisions in Hyde happened between 20 January and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hyde

The A627 has the most collisions in Hyde, 791 of 3,876 (20%), followed by the A57 (645).

Collisions in Hyde on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62779199910117
2ndA57645808687
3rdB6170299376038
4thA560179230340
5thB6468106136414
6thM67104149416
7thB6175101301
8thA67801
9thB61076701
10thA627(M)4510

Council areas covering Hyde

Collisions in Hyde were recorded in 3 council areas. Tameside has 3,858 of 3,876 (99.5%).

Collisions in Hyde by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTameside3,8584,87541583
2ndStockport101201
3rdManchester4601

Postcode district for Hyde

Of the 3,876 collisions in Hyde, 3,875 (100%) were in the SK14 postcode district.