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Oldham road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2010, and 653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2009 (471), and casualties fell from 695.

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

Collisions in 2010
433
Down 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
653
Down 6% on 2009
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2010

2.1% of collisions in Oldham in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious6014%
  • Slight36484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious6911%
  • Slight57488%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2010 is highlighted, with 433, down 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.3%)
  • February24 (5.5%)
  • March31 (7.2%)
  • April47 (11%)
  • May42 (9.7%)
  • June46 (11%)
  • July28 (6.5%)
  • August38 (8.8%)
  • September37 (8.5%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November35 (8.1%)
  • December21 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (72%)
  • Wet or damp99 (23%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph378 (87%)
  • 40 mph39 (9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (18%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (60%)
  • Pedestrian136 (21%)
  • Cyclist38 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (4%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1554 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2097 (15%)
  • 21 to 2575 (11%)
  • 26 to 35116 (18%)
  • 36 to 4599 (15%)
  • 46 to 5573 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.2%)
  • Over 7517 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (50%)
  • Passenger191 (29%)
  • Pedestrian136 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car623 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle37 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 123rd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2010

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2010, with 50 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2010

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2010: 49, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62497618
2ndA663385613
3rdA627285402
4thA669254013
5thA671172703
6thB6194141703
7thA6104131811
8thA670131700
9thA6048101301
10thA67281102
11thA627(M)62013
12thB61954600
13thB61893402
14thB64773401
15thM603702
16thA60522510
17thA6352701
18thB61902500
19thB61922200
20thB63932301

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2010

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 207.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2010

OL8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2010: 94.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2010, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years