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Oldham road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 878 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2001, and 1,265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2000 (912), and casualties rose from 1,258.

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

Collisions in 2001
878
Down 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,265
Up 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2001

0.7% of collisions in Oldham in 2001 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious758.5%
  • Slight79791%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious766%
  • Slight1,18394%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2001 is highlighted, with 878, down 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (13%)
  • Tuesday113 (13%)
  • Wednesday124 (14%)
  • Thursday139 (16%)
  • Friday152 (17%)
  • Saturday136 (15%)
  • Sunday98 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59239 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (9.9%)
  • February66 (7.5%)
  • March66 (7.5%)
  • April62 (7.1%)
  • May62 (7.1%)
  • June53 (6%)
  • July93 (11%)
  • August76 (8.7%)
  • September73 (8.3%)
  • October77 (8.8%)
  • November76 (8.7%)
  • December87 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight645 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit218 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds680 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry498 (57%)
  • Wet or damp348 (40%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.2%)
  • Snow9 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph766 (87%)
  • 40 mph62 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph22 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph9 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway667 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (16%)
  • Roundabout43 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant802 (63%)
  • Pedestrian225 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant76 (6%)
  • Cyclist65 (5.1%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 10103 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1580 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20172 (14%)
  • 21 to 25157 (12%)
  • 26 to 35277 (22%)
  • 36 to 45187 (15%)
  • 46 to 5599 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6584 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3%)
  • Over 7526 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider668 (53%)
  • Passenger372 (29%)
  • Pedestrian225 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,278 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach58 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle47 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Oldham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Oldham ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 79th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2001

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2001, with 111 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2001

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2001: 100, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6210016408
2ndA6277411114
3rdA663658003
4thB6194579415
5thA669557324
6thA6104345101
7thA671254101
8thA672164101
9thB6477152210
10thA6048142100
11thB6195131703
12thA635111802
13thB619291200
14thA627(M)61602
15thA6706801
16thB61896600
17thB61906902
18thM605700
19thA60524501
20thB61914500

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2001

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 411.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2001

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2001: 184.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years