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Oldham road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,026 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 1990, and 1,332 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1989 (1,002), and casualties rose from 1,254.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,026
Up 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,332
Up 6% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 1990

1.4% of collisions in Oldham in 1990 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious13113%
  • Slight88186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.1%
  • Serious14411%
  • Slight1,17388%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,026, up 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (16%)
  • Tuesday135 (13%)
  • Wednesday129 (13%)
  • Thursday158 (15%)
  • Friday163 (16%)
  • Saturday156 (15%)
  • Sunday123 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59168 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59286 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (9%)
  • February70 (6.8%)
  • March84 (8.2%)
  • April95 (9.3%)
  • May83 (8.1%)
  • June76 (7.4%)
  • July80 (7.8%)
  • August90 (8.8%)
  • September76 (7.4%)
  • October101 (9.8%)
  • November99 (9.6%)
  • December80 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight714 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit248 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds795 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds177 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry590 (58%)
  • Wet or damp413 (40%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.5%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph885 (86%)
  • 40 mph91 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph30 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway866 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant700 (53%)
  • Pedestrian400 (30%)
  • Cyclist77 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 580 (6%)
  • 6 to 10125 (9.4%)
  • 11 to 15119 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20204 (15%)
  • 21 to 25180 (14%)
  • 26 to 35246 (18%)
  • 36 to 45126 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5590 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6568 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7553 (4%)
  • Over 7541 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider577 (43%)
  • Pedestrian400 (30%)
  • Passenger355 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,301 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle74 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach50 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 75th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 1990

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 1990: 128, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62128167416
2ndA6637095214
3rdA669639604
4thA671547124
5thA627528327
6thB6194526815
7thA672324107
8thA6104293514
9thB6477232701
10thA635151802
11thB6195131906
12thB6191121301
13thB6393121500
14thB6189101303
15thA604891100
16thA605291403
17thA67071200
18thB61907900
19thB61926701
20thA627(M)4400

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 1990

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 514.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 1990

OL8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 1990: 206.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 1990, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years