Skip to main content
CrashStats

Oldham road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2012, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2011 (449), and casualties fell from 664.

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

Collisions in 2012
333
Down 26% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
464
Down 30% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2012

0.9% of collisions in Oldham in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4313%
  • Slight28786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight41289%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2012 is highlighted, with 333, down 26% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 333
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday59 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (8.4%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (11%)
  • February21 (6.3%)
  • March24 (7.2%)
  • April30 (9%)
  • May27 (8.1%)
  • June21 (6.3%)
  • July26 (7.8%)
  • August26 (7.8%)
  • September30 (9%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November39 (12%)
  • December19 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded24 (7.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (60%)
  • Wet or damp128 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph37 (11%)
  • 30 mph264 (79%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (56%)
  • Pedestrian109 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2036 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3598 (21%)
  • 36 to 4580 (17%)
  • 46 to 5560 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (50%)
  • Passenger123 (27%)
  • Pedestrian109 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car459 (78%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Oldham ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 164th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2012

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2012, with 37 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2012

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2012: 46, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62466508
2ndA663183012
3rdA627162501
4thA6104141903
5thA671141801
6thA669121801
7thB6194121401
8thA6727803
9thA604861000
10thB619061300
11thB61894400
12thB63934401
13thB64774400
14thA6353602
15thA6403401
16thA6703501
17thB61923600
18thA60522201
19thA627(M)2300
20thB61911100

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2012

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 165.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2012

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2012: 67.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2012, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years