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Oldham road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 752 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2005, and 1,081 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2004 (814), and casualties fell from 1,139.

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

Collisions in 2005
752
Down 8% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,081
Down 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2005

0.8% of collisions in Oldham in 2005 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious7810%
  • Slight66889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious928.5%
  • Slight98391%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2005 is highlighted, with 752, down 8% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (13%)
  • Tuesday112 (15%)
  • Wednesday122 (16%)
  • Thursday110 (15%)
  • Friday103 (14%)
  • Saturday127 (17%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (8.9%)
  • February64 (8.5%)
  • March61 (8.1%)
  • April66 (8.8%)
  • May58 (7.7%)
  • June62 (8.2%)
  • July63 (8.4%)
  • August56 (7.4%)
  • September51 (6.8%)
  • October69 (9.2%)
  • November76 (10%)
  • December59 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight541 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit204 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds604 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry478 (64%)
  • Wet or damp258 (34%)
  • Snow9 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph661 (88%)
  • 40 mph51 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway540 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (16%)
  • Roundabout40 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded31 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant642 (59%)
  • Pedestrian188 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist47 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant46 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1064 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1577 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20165 (15%)
  • 21 to 25134 (12%)
  • 26 to 35201 (19%)
  • 36 to 45167 (15%)
  • 46 to 55110 (10%)
  • 56 to 6562 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.9%)
  • Over 7533 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider547 (51%)
  • Passenger346 (32%)
  • Pedestrian188 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,029 (77%)
  • Motorcycle64 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach53 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car48 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 80th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2005

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2005, with 88 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2005

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2005: 84, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6284125210
2ndA669577914
3rdA663558406
4thB6194415805
5thA671335716
6thA6104324504
7thA627313911
8thA627(M)274200
9thA670142100
10thA6048131602
11thA672121400
12thA63581603
13thB647771200
14thM607900
15thB61905601
16thA60524700
17thB61924400
18thB619541301
19thB61893300
20thB61752200

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2005

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 365.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2005

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2005: 147.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years