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Oldham road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 882 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 1999, and 1,253 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1998 (943), and casualties fell from 1,346.

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

Collisions in 1999
882
Down 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,253
Down 7% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 1999

0.9% of collisions in Oldham in 1999 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious788.8%
  • Slight79690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious887%
  • Slight1,15792%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 1999 is highlighted, with 882, down 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (16%)
  • Tuesday114 (13%)
  • Wednesday119 (13%)
  • Thursday122 (14%)
  • Friday156 (18%)
  • Saturday130 (15%)
  • Sunday101 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59152 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59234 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59178 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (10%)
  • February76 (8.6%)
  • March75 (8.5%)
  • April76 (8.6%)
  • May63 (7.1%)
  • June59 (6.7%)
  • July63 (7.1%)
  • August67 (7.6%)
  • September66 (7.5%)
  • October73 (8.3%)
  • November85 (9.6%)
  • December89 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight628 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit231 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds697 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry491 (56%)
  • Wet or damp360 (41%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph765 (87%)
  • 40 mph64 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph34 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway689 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (15%)
  • Roundabout27 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant821 (66%)
  • Pedestrian225 (18%)
  • Cyclist75 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (4%)
  • Van occupant37 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1087 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 15104 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20184 (15%)
  • 21 to 25135 (11%)
  • 26 to 35276 (22%)
  • 36 to 45207 (17%)
  • 46 to 55105 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6558 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.2%)
  • Over 7525 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider653 (52%)
  • Passenger375 (30%)
  • Pedestrian225 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,273 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle51 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach42 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 86th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 1999

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 1999: 90, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA629013306
2ndA6696510016
3rdA663648908
4thA627598914
5thB6194426206
6thA6104314915
7thA671263802
8thA672222912
9thA635162600
10thA670131913
11thA6048111800
12thB6192111300
13thB6477111302
14thA627(M)8800
15thB619181000
16thB61957801
17thA605261100
18thB61896800
19thB61906700
20thB63936910

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 1999

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 431.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 1999

OL8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 1999: 181.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years