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Oldham road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 814 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2004, and 1,139 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2003 (750), and casualties rose from 1,037.

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

Collisions in 2004
814
Up 9% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,139
Up 10% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2004

0.6% of collisions in Oldham in 2004 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious799.7%
  • Slight73090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious837.3%
  • Slight1,05192%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2004 is highlighted, with 814, up 9% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (12%)
  • Tuesday131 (16%)
  • Wednesday129 (16%)
  • Thursday122 (15%)
  • Friday126 (15%)
  • Saturday113 (14%)
  • Sunday92 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59240 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (9%)
  • February50 (6.1%)
  • March53 (6.5%)
  • April64 (7.9%)
  • May72 (8.8%)
  • June72 (8.8%)
  • July57 (7%)
  • August78 (9.6%)
  • September70 (8.6%)
  • October81 (10%)
  • November82 (10%)
  • December62 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight606 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit198 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds612 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry511 (63%)
  • Wet or damp281 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.5%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph723 (89%)
  • 40 mph56 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph11 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway580 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (16%)
  • Roundabout49 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant727 (64%)
  • Pedestrian208 (18%)
  • Cyclist61 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1067 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 15100 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20164 (14%)
  • 21 to 25145 (13%)
  • 26 to 35209 (18%)
  • 36 to 45174 (15%)
  • 46 to 55117 (10%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.3%)
  • Over 7528 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider578 (51%)
  • Passenger353 (31%)
  • Pedestrian208 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,172 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (4%)
  • Motorcycle56 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2%)
  • Minibus16 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 76th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2004

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2004, with 85 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2004

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2004: 93, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6293160111
2ndA663618602
3rdA669598903
4thA627557503
5thB6194344006
6thA6104325303
7thA671324703
8thA6048152301
9thA672142103
10thB6195121602
11thB6477111900
12thA63591100
13thB61898900
14thM6081210
15thA6707703
16thB619271202
17thB61905900
18thA60524500
19thA627(M)4420
20thA6333300

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2004

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 403.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2004

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2004: 177.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years