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Oldham road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 916 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 1980, and 1,174 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 164 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1979 (879), and casualties rose from 1,111.

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

Collisions in 1980
916
Up 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,174
Up 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
15
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
164
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 1980

1.6% of collisions in Oldham in 1980 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious16418%
  • Slight73780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious18816%
  • Slight97183%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 1980 is highlighted, with 916, up 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (14%)
  • Tuesday96 (10%)
  • Wednesday151 (16%)
  • Thursday123 (13%)
  • Friday190 (21%)
  • Saturday135 (15%)
  • Sunday91 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59161 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59243 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59132 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (8.5%)
  • February53 (5.8%)
  • March83 (9.1%)
  • April83 (9.1%)
  • May96 (10%)
  • June62 (6.8%)
  • July76 (8.3%)
  • August72 (7.9%)
  • September77 (8.4%)
  • October72 (7.9%)
  • November66 (7.2%)
  • December98 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight649 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit238 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds713 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry523 (57%)
  • Wet or damp357 (39%)
  • Frost or ice25 (2.7%)
  • Snow9 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph799 (87%)
  • 40 mph77 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (1%)
  • 60 mph28 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway794 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant415 (35%)
  • Pedestrian356 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist221 (19%)
  • Cyclist83 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (4%)
  • 6 to 10121 (10%)
  • 11 to 15117 (10%)
  • 16 to 20286 (24%)
  • 21 to 25151 (13%)
  • 26 to 35153 (13%)
  • 36 to 4588 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5575 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6563 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4%)
  • Over 7526 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider501 (43%)
  • Pedestrian356 (30%)
  • Passenger317 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car885 (64%)
  • Motorcycle225 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach69 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Oldham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Oldham ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 88th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 1980

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 1980: 105, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62105142221
2ndA627708909
3rdA66370108223
4thB6194597309
5thA6694760312
6thA6723352112
7thA6104192404
8thA671151902
9thB6477151601
10thA6048141913
11thB6195131402
12thB61899900
13thA605281012
14thA63581413
15thB619381000
16thB619271101
17thA6706600
18thB61905501
19thB61975612
20thB63935700

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 1980

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 435.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 1980

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 1980: 185.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 1980, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years