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Oldham road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,002 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 1989, and 1,254 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1988 (916), and casualties rose from 1,176.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,002
Up 9% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,254
Up 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
16
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 1989

1.6% of collisions in Oldham in 1989 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious10310%
  • Slight88388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.3%
  • Serious1108.8%
  • Slight1,12890%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,002, up 9% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday126 (13%)
  • Tuesday145 (14%)
  • Wednesday147 (15%)
  • Thursday166 (17%)
  • Friday165 (16%)
  • Saturday154 (15%)
  • Sunday99 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59179 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59270 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (7.3%)
  • February79 (7.9%)
  • March70 (7%)
  • April78 (7.8%)
  • May101 (10%)
  • June89 (8.9%)
  • July83 (8.3%)
  • August91 (9.1%)
  • September75 (7.5%)
  • October85 (8.5%)
  • November109 (11%)
  • December69 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight729 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit234 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds807 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds148 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry629 (63%)
  • Wet or damp357 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph876 (87%)
  • 40 mph82 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph23 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway835 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (10%)
  • Roundabout30 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant590 (47%)
  • Pedestrian394 (31%)
  • Cyclist104 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 568 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 10124 (9.9%)
  • 11 to 15105 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20215 (17%)
  • 21 to 25148 (12%)
  • 26 to 35212 (17%)
  • 36 to 45140 (11%)
  • 46 to 5582 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7553 (4.2%)
  • Over 7543 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider570 (45%)
  • Pedestrian394 (31%)
  • Passenger290 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,226 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (6%)
  • Motorcycle90 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach56 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 78th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 1989

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 1989: 127, including 5 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62127159514
2ndA66381101410
3rdB61945778011
4thA669557333
5thA627477005
6thA671475704
7thA6104324101
8thA672274011
9thB6477232401
10thA6048182001
11thA635142003
12thA670141601
13thB6191131301
14thB6189111412
15thB6192101802
16thB6195101200
17thA605281501
18thB63936801
19thB61903401
20thA6402201

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 1989

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 497.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 1989

OL8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 1989: 203.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 1989, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years