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Oldham road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 471 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2009, and 695 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2008 (577), and casualties fell from 864.

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

Collisions in 2009
471
Down 18% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
695
Down 20% on 2008
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2009

2.1% of collisions in Oldham in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight41087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious578.2%
  • Slight62790%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2009 is highlighted, with 471, down 18% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (17%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday82 (17%)
  • Friday66 (14%)
  • Saturday54 (11%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.3%)
  • February29 (6.2%)
  • March43 (9.1%)
  • April35 (7.4%)
  • May41 (8.7%)
  • June38 (8.1%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August34 (7.2%)
  • September42 (8.9%)
  • October40 (8.5%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December33 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded30 (6.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (62%)
  • Wet or damp164 (35%)
  • Snow9 (1.9%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph399 (85%)
  • 40 mph44 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (19%)
  • Roundabout32 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant431 (62%)
  • Pedestrian119 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6%)
  • 16 to 2095 (14%)
  • 21 to 2591 (13%)
  • 26 to 35119 (17%)
  • 36 to 45117 (17%)
  • 46 to 5588 (13%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (53%)
  • Passenger209 (30%)
  • Pedestrian119 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car638 (75%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Oldham ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 117th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2009

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2009, with 60 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2009

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2009: 51, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA625174010
2ndA669436425
3rdA627364713
4thA663324702
5thB6194283203
6thA671202711
7thA6104142601
8thA672112030
9thB618981100
10thA60486901
11thA63561110
12thM605500
13thB619041101
14thB61974801
15thA627(M)3500
16thA6703400
17thB61923500
18thB64773302
19thA60522301
20thA6402211

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2009

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 237.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2009

OL8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2009: 97.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2009, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2009.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years