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Oldham road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2011, and 664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2010 (433), and casualties rose from 653.

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

Collisions in 2011
449
Up 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
664
Up 2% on 2010
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2011

1.6% of collisions in Oldham in 2011 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious6013%
  • Slight38285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious649.6%
  • Slight59189%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2011 is highlighted, with 449, up 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (16%)
  • Thursday79 (18%)
  • Friday60 (13%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.9%)
  • February34 (7.6%)
  • March39 (8.7%)
  • April36 (8%)
  • May35 (7.8%)
  • June39 (8.7%)
  • July36 (8%)
  • August35 (7.8%)
  • September43 (9.6%)
  • October44 (9.8%)
  • November37 (8.2%)
  • December31 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (67%)
  • Wet or damp140 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph364 (81%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (13%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant387 (58%)
  • Pedestrian124 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1041 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2098 (15%)
  • 21 to 2557 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 35135 (20%)
  • 36 to 4596 (14%)
  • 46 to 5579 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.6%)
  • Over 7520 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (53%)
  • Passenger187 (28%)
  • Pedestrian124 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car612 (74%)
  • Motorcycle48 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 106th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2011

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2011, with 50 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2011

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2011: 49, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62497514
2ndA627354707
3rdA663356603
4thA669263602
5thB6194254005
6thA671192701
7thA6104131900
8thA672132201
9thM6082111
10thA60487701
11thB61897800
12thA627(M)3400
13thA6353610
14thB64773300
15thA6702600
16thB61902300
17thB61922200
18thB61952200
19thB63932211
20thA6401310

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2011

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 207.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2011

OL8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2011: 93.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years