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Oldham road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2013, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2012 (333), and casualties rose from 464.

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

Collisions in 2013
334
Level with 2012
Casualties in 2013
513
Up 11% on 2012
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2013

0.3% of collisions in Oldham in 2013 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4915%
  • Slight28485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5310%
  • Slight45989%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2013 is highlighted, with 334, level with 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (17%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday39 (12%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (11%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.4%)
  • February26 (7.8%)
  • March23 (6.9%)
  • April24 (7.2%)
  • May16 (4.8%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July30 (9%)
  • August29 (8.7%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October24 (7.2%)
  • November32 (9.6%)
  • December38 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (69%)
  • Wet or damp93 (28%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (7.5%)
  • 30 mph268 (80%)
  • 40 mph28 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (12%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (52%)
  • Pedestrian110 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1049 (9.6%)
  • 11 to 1555 (11%)
  • 16 to 2041 (8%)
  • 21 to 2548 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35109 (21%)
  • 36 to 4568 (13%)
  • 46 to 5550 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.9%)
  • Over 7518 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (44%)
  • Passenger175 (34%)
  • Pedestrian110 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 161st most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2013

St Mary's, Oldham, OL4 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2013, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2013

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2013: 42, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62426005
2ndA669263206
3rdA663202912
4thB6194192903
5thA627141701
6thA671122503
7thA6104112001
8thA60487800
9thA67061104
10thA6726902
11thM604901
12thA6353701
13thB61903501
14thB61953401
15thB63933900
16thB64773300
17thA60522200
18thA6402200
19thB61892201
20thB61922300

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2013

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 159.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2013

OL8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2013: 69.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2013, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years