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Oldham road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 867 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 1987, and 1,127 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1986 (912), and casualties rose from 1,102.

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

Collisions in 1987
867
Down 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,127
Up 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 1987

1.5% of collisions in Oldham in 1987 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious9211%
  • Slight76288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious1019%
  • Slight1,01190%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 1987 is highlighted, with 867, down 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (14%)
  • Tuesday119 (14%)
  • Wednesday139 (16%)
  • Thursday110 (13%)
  • Friday162 (19%)
  • Saturday116 (13%)
  • Sunday102 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59159 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59154 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (6.6%)
  • February47 (5.4%)
  • March80 (9.2%)
  • April66 (7.6%)
  • May66 (7.6%)
  • June62 (7.2%)
  • July74 (8.5%)
  • August87 (10%)
  • September77 (8.9%)
  • October75 (8.7%)
  • November84 (9.7%)
  • December92 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight599 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit244 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds695 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry488 (56%)
  • Wet or damp342 (39%)
  • Frost or ice25 (2.9%)
  • Snow10 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph756 (87%)
  • 40 mph86 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (1%)
  • 60 mph14 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway707 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout22 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant488 (43%)
  • Pedestrian316 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist75 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1092 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 15109 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20207 (18%)
  • 21 to 25146 (13%)
  • 26 to 35148 (13%)
  • 36 to 45145 (13%)
  • 46 to 5584 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6554 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4.5%)
  • Over 7539 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider476 (42%)
  • Passenger335 (30%)
  • Pedestrian316 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,024 (72%)
  • Motorcycle122 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach49 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 84th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 1987

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 1987: 110, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62110136111
2ndA663639617
3rdA671618507
4thA6276078312
5thA669556615
6thB6194556903
7thA6104273613
8thA672215903
9thA6048131803
10thB6189101110
11thA6709901
12thB61918802
13thB61958800
14thA605271304
15thA63571301
16thB64776701
17thB61905501
18thB61924400
19thB61973302
20thB63933500

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 1987

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 385.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 1987

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 1987: 187.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 1987, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years