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Oldham road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 912 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 1986, and 1,102 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1985 (800), and casualties rose from 976.

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

Collisions in 1986
912
Up 14% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,102
Up 13% on 1985
Fatal collisions
13
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 1986

1.4% of collisions in Oldham in 1986 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious10812%
  • Slight79187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious11811%
  • Slight97188%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 1986 is highlighted, with 912, up 14% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (14%)
  • Tuesday128 (14%)
  • Wednesday132 (14%)
  • Thursday124 (14%)
  • Friday160 (18%)
  • Saturday137 (15%)
  • Sunday99 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59241 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (7.9%)
  • February64 (7%)
  • March66 (7.2%)
  • April65 (7.1%)
  • May74 (8.1%)
  • June74 (8.1%)
  • July60 (6.6%)
  • August80 (8.8%)
  • September74 (8.1%)
  • October80 (8.8%)
  • November108 (12%)
  • December95 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight640 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit243 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds706 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry534 (59%)
  • Wet or damp341 (37%)
  • Frost or ice30 (3.3%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph796 (87%)
  • 40 mph89 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph19 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway789 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant461 (42%)
  • Pedestrian362 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (11%)
  • Cyclist76 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 567 (6.1%)
  • 6 to 1098 (8.9%)
  • 11 to 15108 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 20210 (19%)
  • 21 to 25121 (11%)
  • 26 to 35153 (14%)
  • 36 to 45123 (11%)
  • 46 to 5570 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7557 (5.2%)
  • Over 7535 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider474 (43%)
  • Pedestrian362 (33%)
  • Passenger266 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,041 (72%)
  • Motorcycle117 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach54 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 81st most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 1986

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 1986: 108, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62108136314
2ndA6637910338
3rdA669657714
4thB6194526303
5thA671516107
6thA6274764010
7thA6104313822
8thA672222605
9thB6477161604
10thA670142101
11thB6192121501
12thB6191111402
13thB6195111302
14thB6393111501
15thA605291112
16thA60486700
17thB61896701
18thA6354600
19thB61904501
20thA61943511

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 1986

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 379.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 1986

OL8 and OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 1986, with 157 each.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 1986, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years