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Oldham road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 626 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2007, and 882 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2006 (716), and casualties fell from 1,052.

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

Collisions in 2007
626
Down 13% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
882
Down 16% on 2006
Fatal collisions
9
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2007

1.4% of collisions in Oldham in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious6711%
  • Slight55088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious707.9%
  • Slight80391%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2007 is highlighted, with 626, down 13% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (15%)
  • Tuesday83 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (15%)
  • Thursday84 (13%)
  • Friday92 (15%)
  • Saturday100 (16%)
  • Sunday81 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59180 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.9%)
  • February42 (6.7%)
  • March50 (8%)
  • April52 (8.3%)
  • May55 (8.8%)
  • June55 (8.8%)
  • July62 (9.9%)
  • August56 (8.9%)
  • September54 (8.6%)
  • October51 (8.1%)
  • November50 (8%)
  • December43 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight476 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds458 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry412 (66%)
  • Wet or damp208 (33%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph510 (81%)
  • 40 mph71 (11%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph16 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (17%)
  • Roundabout40 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant535 (61%)
  • Pedestrian160 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist34 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1054 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1563 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20103 (12%)
  • 21 to 25103 (12%)
  • 26 to 35168 (19%)
  • 36 to 45166 (19%)
  • 46 to 5581 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6553 (6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.3%)
  • Over 7521 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider459 (52%)
  • Passenger263 (30%)
  • Pedestrian160 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car867 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle44 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach37 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 91st most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2007

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2007, with 72 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2007

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2007: 70, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62709323
2ndA663598824
3rdA627517813
4thA669456211
5thB6194284507
6thA672223406
7thA6104202702
8thA671203303
9thA6048121400
10thA670121612
11thA63591401
12thA627(M)71904
13thB61897801
14thM607800
15thB619051102
16thB61955701
17thB639351102
18thB61914601
19thB61974401
20thA60523500

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2007

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 291.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2007

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2007: 129.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years