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Oldham road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 750 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2002, and 1,020 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2001 (878), and casualties fell from 1,265.

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

Collisions in 2002
750
Down 15% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,020
Down 19% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
6.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2002

0.5% of collisions in Oldham in 2002 were fatal and 6.8% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious516.8%
  • Slight69593%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious575.6%
  • Slight95994%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2002 is highlighted, with 750, down 15% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (16%)
  • Tuesday101 (13%)
  • Wednesday91 (12%)
  • Thursday132 (18%)
  • Friday126 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (11%)
  • Sunday92 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59205 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59137 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.7%)
  • February56 (7.5%)
  • March62 (8.3%)
  • April53 (7.1%)
  • May62 (8.3%)
  • June63 (8.4%)
  • July63 (8.4%)
  • August55 (7.3%)
  • September62 (8.3%)
  • October72 (9.6%)
  • November80 (11%)
  • December64 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight545 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds583 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry435 (58%)
  • Wet or damp309 (41%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph661 (88%)
  • 40 mph54 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph14 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway584 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (15%)
  • Roundabout31 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant659 (65%)
  • Pedestrian206 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (5%)
  • Cyclist40 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1071 (7%)
  • 11 to 1594 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20145 (14%)
  • 21 to 25108 (11%)
  • 26 to 35212 (21%)
  • 36 to 45144 (14%)
  • 46 to 55119 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.3%)
  • Over 7516 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider525 (51%)
  • Passenger289 (28%)
  • Pedestrian206 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,096 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle51 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach49 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 92nd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2002

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2002, with 87 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2002

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2002: 91, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA629112716
2ndA663638204
3rdA627547302
4thB6194414912
5thA6104314503
6thA671314812
7thA669284312
8thA672202903
9thA6048162803
10thB6477101001
11thB618981200
12thB61958901
13thA63571103
14thA6706700
15thB619061101
16thB61926801
17thM604500
18thB61973700
19thA60522201
20thA627(M)2200

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2002

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 345.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2002

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2002: 146.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years