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Oldham road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 848 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 1981, and 1,031 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1980 (916), and casualties fell from 1,174.

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

Collisions in 1981
848
Down 7% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,031
Down 12% on 1980
Fatal collisions
16
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 1981

1.9% of collisions in Oldham in 1981 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious14918%
  • Slight68381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.7%
  • Serious16316%
  • Slight85082%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 1981 is highlighted, with 848, down 7% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (13%)
  • Tuesday131 (15%)
  • Wednesday113 (13%)
  • Thursday132 (16%)
  • Friday141 (17%)
  • Saturday123 (15%)
  • Sunday97 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59216 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59119 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.2%)
  • February54 (6.4%)
  • March71 (8.4%)
  • April78 (9.2%)
  • May72 (8.5%)
  • June74 (8.7%)
  • July59 (7%)
  • August73 (8.6%)
  • September77 (9.1%)
  • October96 (11%)
  • November88 (10%)
  • December45 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight581 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit252 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds642 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry479 (56%)
  • Wet or damp334 (39%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.4%)
  • Snow15 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph754 (89%)
  • 40 mph58 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph18 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway753 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant374 (36%)
  • Pedestrian332 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (16%)
  • Cyclist76 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 10109 (11%)
  • 11 to 15109 (11%)
  • 16 to 20243 (24%)
  • 21 to 25106 (10%)
  • 26 to 35154 (15%)
  • 36 to 4578 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5560 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.8%)
  • Over 7526 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider450 (44%)
  • Pedestrian332 (32%)
  • Passenger249 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car865 (65%)
  • Motorcycle183 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (6%)
  • Bus or coach52 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Oldham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Oldham ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 97th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 1981

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 1981: 102, including 5 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62102126517
2ndA6276888113
3rdA663618108
4thA669537316
5thB61944761013
6thA6104252903
7thA672253613
8thA671141703
9thB6189121314
10thB6477111201
11thB6195101202
12thA605291201
13thA60488902
14thA6706600
15thB61916801
16thB61936601
17thA6355812
18thB61905511
19thA6404603
20thB61924401

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 1981

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 379.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 1981

OL8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 1981: 174.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years