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Oldham road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 916 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 1988, and 1,176 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (867), and casualties rose from 1,127.

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

Collisions in 1988
916
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,176
Up 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
15
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 1988

1.6% of collisions in Oldham in 1988 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious11212%
  • Slight78986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious12310%
  • Slight1,03888%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 1988 is highlighted, with 916, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (12%)
  • Tuesday123 (13%)
  • Wednesday140 (15%)
  • Thursday153 (17%)
  • Friday154 (17%)
  • Saturday135 (15%)
  • Sunday97 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59254 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (8.5%)
  • February63 (6.9%)
  • March77 (8.4%)
  • April66 (7.2%)
  • May73 (8%)
  • June70 (7.6%)
  • July86 (9.4%)
  • August82 (9%)
  • September62 (6.8%)
  • October104 (11%)
  • November84 (9.2%)
  • December71 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight640 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit254 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds690 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds171 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry493 (54%)
  • Wet or damp409 (45%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph802 (88%)
  • 40 mph70 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (1%)
  • 60 mph29 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway773 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2%)
  • Roundabout18 (2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant523 (44%)
  • Pedestrian372 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant88 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist57 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 568 (5.8%)
  • 6 to 10109 (9.3%)
  • 11 to 15113 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 20198 (17%)
  • 21 to 25155 (13%)
  • 26 to 35182 (15%)
  • 36 to 45116 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5591 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.8%)
  • Over 7535 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider479 (41%)
  • Pedestrian372 (32%)
  • Passenger325 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,097 (76%)
  • Motorcycle96 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach57 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Oldham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Oldham ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 82nd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 1988

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 1988: 118, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62118147111
2ndA62774107110
3rdA6635980310
4thB6194598527
5thA6695773310
6thA671546416
7thA672295213
8thA6104283601
9thA6048151900
10thB6477121502
11thA635101603
12thA670101201
13thB6189101102
14thB61957701
15thB61916702
16thB61926601
17thB61975600
18thA605241000
19thA6403602
20thA61942200

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 1988

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 454.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 1988

OL8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 1988: 197.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 1988, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years