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Oldham road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 800 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 1985, and 976 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1984 (917), and casualties fell from 1,126.

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

Collisions in 1985
800
Down 13% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
976
Down 13% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 1985

1% of collisions in Oldham in 1985 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious15019%
  • Slight64280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious16317%
  • Slight80582%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 1985 is highlighted, with 800, down 13% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (14%)
  • Tuesday108 (14%)
  • Wednesday122 (15%)
  • Thursday120 (15%)
  • Friday130 (16%)
  • Saturday126 (16%)
  • Sunday84 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59238 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (5.8%)
  • February59 (7.4%)
  • March64 (8%)
  • April61 (7.6%)
  • May65 (8.1%)
  • June57 (7.1%)
  • July78 (9.8%)
  • August79 (9.9%)
  • September68 (8.5%)
  • October84 (11%)
  • November80 (10%)
  • December59 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight558 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit227 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds642 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry491 (61%)
  • Wet or damp284 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2%)
  • Snow9 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph691 (86%)
  • 40 mph76 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1%)
  • 60 mph21 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway669 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (10%)
  • Roundabout16 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (36%)
  • Pedestrian324 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (14%)
  • Cyclist84 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 564 (6.6%)
  • 6 to 1094 (9.6%)
  • 11 to 15107 (11%)
  • 16 to 20221 (23%)
  • 21 to 25111 (11%)
  • 26 to 35116 (12%)
  • 36 to 4594 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5559 (6%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider430 (44%)
  • Pedestrian324 (33%)
  • Passenger222 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car857 (69%)
  • Motorcycle138 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach45 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 99th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 1985

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 1985: 95, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6295119218
2ndA6636075010
3rdB6194526518
4thA6694963010
5thA627487118
6thA671344005
7thA61043141010
8thA670202414
9thB6195151605
10thA6048141602
11thB6477111412
12thA67291203
13thA63581102
14thB61898902
15thB61918811
16thA60526802
17thA627(M)4400
18thB61904402
19thA6403502
20thB61253301

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 1985

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 354.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 1985

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 1985: 164.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years