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Oldham road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 716 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2006, and 1,052 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2005 (752), and casualties fell from 1,081.

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

Collisions in 2006
716
Down 5% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,052
Down 3% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2006

0.6% of collisions in Oldham in 2006 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious669.2%
  • Slight64690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious716.7%
  • Slight97593%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2006 is highlighted, with 716, down 5% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (12%)
  • Wednesday102 (14%)
  • Thursday116 (16%)
  • Friday114 (16%)
  • Saturday106 (15%)
  • Sunday89 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59213 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (8.5%)
  • February42 (5.9%)
  • March49 (6.8%)
  • April67 (9.4%)
  • May62 (8.7%)
  • June58 (8.1%)
  • July70 (9.8%)
  • August52 (7.3%)
  • September59 (8.2%)
  • October66 (9.2%)
  • November62 (8.7%)
  • December68 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight523 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit182 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds547 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry454 (63%)
  • Wet or damp253 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph611 (85%)
  • 40 mph70 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway508 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (16%)
  • Roundabout39 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant684 (65%)
  • Pedestrian194 (18%)
  • Cyclist43 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (3.3%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1072 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1573 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20148 (14%)
  • 21 to 25147 (14%)
  • 26 to 35172 (16%)
  • 36 to 45185 (18%)
  • 46 to 5577 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.7%)
  • Over 7530 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider517 (49%)
  • Passenger341 (32%)
  • Pedestrian194 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,019 (79%)
  • Bus or coach50 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car40 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle35 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 84th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2006

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2006, with 113 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2006

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2006: 87, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA628714319
2ndA627579602
3rdA663557905
4thB6194426215
5thA669365504
6thA6104334112
7thA671314605
8thA672153501
9thA6048142000
10thA670111803
11thB61898900
12thB61957900
13thB647771100
14thB61976702
15thM606700
16thA60525601
17thB61905700
18thA627(M)4500
19thA6403502
20thB63933400

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2006

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 342.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2006

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2006: 161.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2006, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years