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Mossley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 677 road traffic collisions in Mossley, Tameside, from 1979 to 2025, and 877 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 102 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
677
970th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
877
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
102
110 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Mossley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious10215%
  • Slight56984%

What the data shows

  • Mossley had 52 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 98 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Mossley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 207 children under 16 were killed or injured in Mossley, 24% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in Mossley.

Where Mossley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
970th
Most casualties
947th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,137th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (13%)
  • Tuesday82 (12%)
  • Wednesday91 (13%)
  • Thursday115 (17%)
  • Friday120 (18%)
  • Saturday91 (13%)
  • Sunday89 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight510 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway597 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph622 (92%)
  • 40 mph46 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds501 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant406 (46%)
  • Pedestrian241 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist75 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (4%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Mossley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mossley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Mossley peaked at 28 in 1980; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202546
2024610
202345
202244
202145
202044
2019912
201857
2017712
201659
2015811
2014916
201355
2012714
201158
20101014
20091316
2008911
20072132
20061112
20051216
20041520
2003911
20022327
20012435
20001724
19991927
19982127
19972325
19962239
19952638
19942325
19931722
19922223
19911616
19902628
19891719
19881820
19872336
19861622
19851819
19841922
19831424
19822328
19811819
19802833
19791819

Map of recent crashes in Mossley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Mossley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Mossley

The 24 most recent collisions in Mossley happened between 10 May 2020 and 6 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Mossley

The A635 has the most collisions in Mossley, 146 of 677 (22%), followed by the A670 (136).

Collisions in Mossley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA635146189321
2ndA670136165120
3rdB61755781012
4thB6177508312

Council areas covering Mossley

Collisions in Mossley were recorded in 2 council areas. Tameside has 650 of 677 (96%).

Collisions in Mossley by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTameside6508396101
2ndOldham273801

Postcode districts in Mossley

Collisions in Mossley were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by OL5 (643) and OL3 (23).