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Oldham road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,024 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 1992, and 1,306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1991 (998), and casualties rose from 1,289.

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

Collisions in 1992
1,024
Up 3% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,306
Up 1% on 1991
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 1992

0.8% of collisions in Oldham in 1992 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious12612%
  • Slight89087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious13811%
  • Slight1,15989%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,024, up 3% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (15%)
  • Tuesday132 (13%)
  • Wednesday150 (15%)
  • Thursday165 (16%)
  • Friday183 (18%)
  • Saturday129 (13%)
  • Sunday107 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59186 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59262 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59197 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7.7%)
  • February71 (6.9%)
  • March92 (9%)
  • April76 (7.4%)
  • May88 (8.6%)
  • June73 (7.1%)
  • July91 (8.9%)
  • August88 (8.6%)
  • September69 (6.7%)
  • October101 (9.9%)
  • November90 (8.8%)
  • December106 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight721 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit265 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds753 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds199 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry533 (52%)
  • Wet or damp457 (45%)
  • Frost or ice32 (3.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph903 (88%)
  • 40 mph79 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph14 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway871 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (10%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant713 (55%)
  • Pedestrian352 (27%)
  • Cyclist91 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 575 (5.7%)
  • 6 to 10119 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 15114 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20207 (16%)
  • 21 to 25161 (12%)
  • 26 to 35231 (18%)
  • 36 to 45139 (11%)
  • 46 to 55108 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6561 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3.9%)
  • Over 7540 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider613 (47%)
  • Pedestrian352 (27%)
  • Passenger341 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,373 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle73 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach47 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 63rd most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 1992

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 1992: 115, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62115159118
2ndA66380101212
3rdA669536706
4thB61945274111
5thA627475507
6thA671395012
7thA6104334305
8thA672213112
9thB6191212201
10thA6048202704
11thB6477172100
12thB6189131702
13thA6052101502
14thB639391302
15thA67081310
16thB61958901
17thA627(M)7800
18thB619071000
19thA6356902
20thB61923300

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 1992

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 483.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 1992

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 1992: 213.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 1992, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years