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Oldham road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 879 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 1979, and 1,111 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,504 collisions in Oldham.

Collisions in 1979
879
Casualties in 1979
1,111
Fatal collisions
12
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 1979

1.4% of collisions in Oldham in 1979 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious14016%
  • Slight72783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious15614%
  • Slight94385%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 1979 is highlighted, with 879.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025199249
2024216290
2023207268
2022199270
2021234311
2020198280
2019315453
2018308427
2017344494
2016251346
2015289406
2014367547
2013334513
2012333464
2011449664
2010433653
2009471695
2008577864
2007626882
20067161,052
20057521,081
20048141,139
20037501,037
20027501,020
20018781,265
20009121,258
19998821,253
19989431,346
19979851,374
19969681,311
19951,0281,373
19941,0291,437
19939561,253
19921,0241,306
19919981,289
19901,0261,332
19891,0021,254
19889161,176
19878671,127
19869121,102
1985800976
19849171,126
19838251,004
19828611,120
19818481,031
19809161,174
19798791,111

When and where crashes happen in Oldham in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (13%)
  • Tuesday118 (13%)
  • Wednesday124 (14%)
  • Thursday128 (15%)
  • Friday159 (18%)
  • Saturday128 (15%)
  • Sunday108 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59235 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59116 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (5%)
  • February60 (6.8%)
  • March64 (7.3%)
  • April44 (5%)
  • May80 (9.1%)
  • June74 (8.4%)
  • July78 (8.9%)
  • August68 (7.7%)
  • September94 (11%)
  • October83 (9.4%)
  • November96 (11%)
  • December94 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight587 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit276 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds662 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry461 (52%)
  • Wet or damp355 (40%)
  • Frost or ice36 (4.1%)
  • Snow26 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph781 (89%)
  • 40 mph63 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph21 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway769 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (37%)
  • Pedestrian389 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (13%)
  • Cyclist65 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 10111 (10%)
  • 11 to 15119 (11%)
  • 16 to 20223 (20%)
  • 21 to 25133 (12%)
  • 26 to 35192 (17%)
  • 36 to 4574 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 5573 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6563 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.2%)
  • Over 7526 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (40%)
  • Pedestrian389 (35%)
  • Passenger282 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car895 (67%)
  • Motorcycle156 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach65 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Oldham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Oldham ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 95th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
203rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 1979

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 1979: 119, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62119150115
2ndA6696793014
3rdA663647608
4thB6194566913
5thA627455329
6thA672435808
7thA671263204
8thA6104172812
9thA6701619010
10thB6195152022
11thB6189121302
12thA6048101503
13thB6193101100
14thA63571310
15thA60526801
16thB64775801
17thA627(M)4700
18thA6404700
19thB61974602
20thB63933501

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 1979

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 393.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 1979

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 1979: 182.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 1979, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years