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Oldham road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 861 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 1982, and 1,120 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1981 (848), and casualties rose from 1,031.

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

Collisions in 1982
861
Up 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,120
Up 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
17
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 1982

2% of collisions in Oldham in 1982 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious18321%
  • Slight66177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.5%
  • Serious20919%
  • Slight89480%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 1982 is highlighted, with 861, up 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (12%)
  • Tuesday114 (13%)
  • Wednesday119 (14%)
  • Thursday120 (14%)
  • Friday167 (19%)
  • Saturday127 (15%)
  • Sunday109 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59276 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (6.4%)
  • February60 (7%)
  • March66 (7.7%)
  • April60 (7%)
  • May70 (8.1%)
  • June78 (9.1%)
  • July81 (9.4%)
  • August92 (11%)
  • September62 (7.2%)
  • October76 (8.8%)
  • November80 (9.3%)
  • December81 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight610 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit235 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds655 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry505 (59%)
  • Wet or damp334 (39%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph753 (87%)
  • 40 mph77 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph18 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway764 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (7%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant405 (36%)
  • Pedestrian332 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist191 (17%)
  • Cyclist76 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant40 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 557 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 1089 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 15118 (11%)
  • 16 to 20264 (24%)
  • 21 to 25152 (14%)
  • 26 to 35133 (12%)
  • 36 to 4587 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5561 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6577 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4%)
  • Over 7537 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider485 (43%)
  • Pedestrian332 (30%)
  • Passenger303 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car847 (64%)
  • Motorcycle204 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes106 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach46 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Oldham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Oldham ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 95th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 1982

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 1982: 101, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62101125219
2ndA6636679019
3rdA6275568013
4thA6694884216
5thB61944358014
6thA671375025
7thA61043138012
8thA670192823
9thA672192904
10thA6052113412
11thB6195111302
12thA604891003
13thB618971010
14thB61906602
15thB63935701
16thA6354600
17thB61914401
18thB61924501
19thB64774400
20thA61942300

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 1982

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 375.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 1982

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 1982: 184.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years