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Oldham road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 912 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2000, and 1,258 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1999 (882), and casualties rose from 1,253.

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

Collisions in 2000
912
Up 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,258
Level with 1999
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2000

0.3% of collisions in Oldham in 2000 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious859.3%
  • Slight82490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.2%
  • Serious947.5%
  • Slight1,16192%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2000 is highlighted, with 912, up 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday126 (14%)
  • Tuesday142 (16%)
  • Wednesday121 (13%)
  • Thursday129 (14%)
  • Friday171 (19%)
  • Saturday128 (14%)
  • Sunday95 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59174 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (8.1%)
  • February64 (7%)
  • March75 (8.2%)
  • April72 (7.9%)
  • May83 (9.1%)
  • June73 (8%)
  • July76 (8.3%)
  • August68 (7.5%)
  • September77 (8.4%)
  • October84 (9.2%)
  • November76 (8.3%)
  • December90 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight650 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit253 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds676 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds193 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry515 (56%)
  • Wet or damp378 (41%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph826 (91%)
  • 40 mph46 (5%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph23 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway688 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (14%)
  • Roundabout47 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant784 (62%)
  • Pedestrian248 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (5%)
  • Cyclist62 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1079 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 15105 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20170 (14%)
  • 21 to 25141 (11%)
  • 26 to 35277 (22%)
  • 36 to 45193 (15%)
  • 46 to 55109 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6570 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (2.7%)
  • Over 7533 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider626 (50%)
  • Passenger384 (31%)
  • Pedestrian248 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,298 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (4%)
  • Motorcycle64 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach61 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 81st most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2000

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2000: 103, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62103144212
2ndA6697210609
3rdA6637010805
4thA627617806
5thB6194528207
6thA671497004
7thA6104284000
8thB6477212602
9thA672202900
10thA6048122002
11thA670111905
12thB6189111400
13thB6195111500
14thB6190101401
15thB61976900
16thB63936700
17thB61915500
18thB61925800
19thA6354402
20thA60523400

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2000

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 441.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2000

OL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2000: 189.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2000, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years