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Oldham road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,028 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 1995, and 1,373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1994 (1,029), and casualties fell from 1,437.

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

Collisions in 1995
1,028
Level with 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,373
Down 4% on 1994
Fatal collisions
11
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 1995

1.1% of collisions in Oldham in 1995 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious848.2%
  • Slight93391%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious916.6%
  • Slight1,26892%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 1995 is highlighted, with 1,028, level with 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (14%)
  • Tuesday125 (12%)
  • Wednesday143 (14%)
  • Thursday145 (14%)
  • Friday175 (17%)
  • Saturday171 (17%)
  • Sunday122 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59268 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59186 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (8.5%)
  • February82 (8%)
  • March95 (9.2%)
  • April68 (6.6%)
  • May84 (8.2%)
  • June89 (8.7%)
  • July85 (8.3%)
  • August74 (7.2%)
  • September85 (8.3%)
  • October87 (8.5%)
  • November93 (9%)
  • December99 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight737 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit266 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds841 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry639 (62%)
  • Wet or damp356 (35%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.3%)
  • Snow9 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph890 (87%)
  • 40 mph79 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph36 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway817 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (13%)
  • Roundabout33 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant869 (63%)
  • Pedestrian271 (20%)
  • Cyclist89 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 10114 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 15114 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20177 (13%)
  • 21 to 25176 (13%)
  • 26 to 35310 (23%)
  • 36 to 45187 (14%)
  • 46 to 55120 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6543 (3.1%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.5%)
  • Over 7528 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider695 (51%)
  • Passenger407 (30%)
  • Pedestrian271 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,463 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (3.2%)
  • Motorcycle55 (3%)
  • Bus or coach44 (2.4%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 61st most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 1995

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 1995: 107, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6210714827
2ndA6639012923
3rdA6276710814
4thA669608228
5thB6194517705
6thA671375101
7thA6048323801
8thA6104293303
9thA672273903
10thB6189172002
11thB6477162001
12thA635142403
13thA670141600
14thB6191131800
15thA627(M)111401
16thA60527902
17thB61907900
18thB619771000
19thB61956710
20thB61925701

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 1995

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 466.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 1995

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 1995: 213.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years