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Oldham road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 750 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2003, and 1,037 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2002, and casualties rose from 1,020.

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

Collisions in 2003
750
Level with 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,037
Up 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2003

1.3% of collisions in Oldham in 2003 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious618.1%
  • Slight67991%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious706.8%
  • Slight95692%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2003 is highlighted, with 750, level with 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (15%)
  • Tuesday110 (15%)
  • Wednesday101 (13%)
  • Thursday105 (14%)
  • Friday145 (19%)
  • Saturday95 (13%)
  • Sunday79 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59201 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (9.2%)
  • February52 (6.9%)
  • March48 (6.4%)
  • April53 (7.1%)
  • May64 (8.5%)
  • June66 (8.8%)
  • July55 (7.3%)
  • August60 (8%)
  • September67 (8.9%)
  • October75 (10%)
  • November69 (9.2%)
  • December72 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight558 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit181 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds626 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry508 (68%)
  • Wet or damp224 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph660 (88%)
  • 40 mph56 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway568 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (16%)
  • Roundabout31 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant627 (60%)
  • Pedestrian226 (22%)
  • Cyclist50 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (5%)
  • 6 to 1066 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1595 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20111 (11%)
  • 21 to 25110 (11%)
  • 26 to 35201 (19%)
  • 36 to 45163 (16%)
  • 46 to 5595 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6577 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.8%)
  • Over 7528 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider517 (50%)
  • Passenger294 (28%)
  • Pedestrian226 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,054 (81%)
  • Motorcycle52 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach41 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Oldham ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 91st most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2003

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2003, with 92 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2003

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2003: 92, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6292143111
2ndA663599516
3rdA627516703
4thA669458415
5thA671415813
6thB6194323701
7thA672222813
8thA6048172000
9thA6104161901
10thB61958802
11thA60525910
12thA627(M)5910
13thA6705500
14thB61895500
15thM605500
16thB619241200
17thB61974601
18thB63934911
19thB64774500
20thA6353702

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2003

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 358.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2003

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2003: 160.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2003, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years