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Oldham road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 577 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2008, and 864 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2007 (626), and casualties fell from 882.

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

Collisions in 2008
577
Down 8% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
864
Down 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2008

0.7% of collisions in Oldham in 2008 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious5810%
  • Slight51589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious617.1%
  • Slight79792%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2008 is highlighted, with 577, down 8% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (16%)
  • Tuesday84 (15%)
  • Wednesday71 (12%)
  • Thursday91 (16%)
  • Friday98 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (12%)
  • Sunday67 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8%)
  • February44 (7.6%)
  • March45 (7.8%)
  • April48 (8.3%)
  • May45 (7.8%)
  • June61 (11%)
  • July61 (11%)
  • August40 (6.9%)
  • September54 (9.4%)
  • October45 (7.8%)
  • November48 (8.3%)
  • December40 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight425 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds432 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry367 (64%)
  • Wet or damp198 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph478 (83%)
  • 40 mph49 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (20%)
  • Roundabout46 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant546 (63%)
  • Pedestrian147 (17%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist40 (4.6%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20120 (14%)
  • 21 to 25125 (14%)
  • 26 to 35176 (20%)
  • 36 to 45150 (17%)
  • 46 to 5578 (9%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.6%)
  • Over 7514 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider466 (54%)
  • Passenger251 (29%)
  • Pedestrian147 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car830 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car40 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle33 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach32 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 96th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2008

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2008, with 85 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2008

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2008: 66, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA626610107
2ndA627507002
3rdA663426006
4thA669375613
5thB6194324905
6thA6104183105
7thA671182501
8thA6048132900
9thA672132400
10thM60132021
11thB619571201
12thA627(M)6900
13thB619061000
14thB647761000
15thA60525800
16thA63551200
17thA6705801
18thB61894400
19thB61924900
20thA6403500

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2008

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 286.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2008

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2008: 130.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years