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Oldham road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 956 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 1993, and 1,253 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1992 (1,024), and casualties fell from 1,306.

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

Collisions in 1993
956
Down 7% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,253
Down 4% on 1992
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 1993

0.3% of collisions in Oldham in 1993 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious12313%
  • Slight83087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.2%
  • Serious13411%
  • Slight1,11689%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 1993 is highlighted, with 956, down 7% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (15%)
  • Tuesday139 (15%)
  • Wednesday143 (15%)
  • Thursday161 (17%)
  • Friday156 (16%)
  • Saturday111 (12%)
  • Sunday107 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59253 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (8.4%)
  • February54 (5.6%)
  • March73 (7.6%)
  • April76 (7.9%)
  • May87 (9.1%)
  • June73 (7.6%)
  • July88 (9.2%)
  • August87 (9.1%)
  • September78 (8.2%)
  • October95 (9.9%)
  • November81 (8.5%)
  • December84 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight740 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds745 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry562 (59%)
  • Wet or damp372 (39%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.6%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph839 (88%)
  • 40 mph79 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph17 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway787 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (11%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded29 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant755 (60%)
  • Pedestrian292 (23%)
  • Cyclist86 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 10104 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1588 (7%)
  • 16 to 20210 (17%)
  • 21 to 25165 (13%)
  • 26 to 35225 (18%)
  • 36 to 45147 (12%)
  • 46 to 55119 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6561 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.7%)
  • Over 7528 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider606 (48%)
  • Passenger355 (28%)
  • Pedestrian292 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,344 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (2.8%)
  • Motorcycle47 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 68th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
68th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 1993

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 1993: 127, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62127165115
2ndA6638011418
3rdA6696486114
4thB6194506702
5thA671404904
6thA627374703
7thA6104303206
8thA672192504
9thA6048182502
10thB6477182803
11thA670152303
12thB6191151603
13thB6195111802
14thB618991201
15thA627(M)81100
16thA63561000
17thA60525501
18thB61904600
19thB61924700
20thB61974500

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 1993

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 457.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 1993

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 1993: 202.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 1993, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years